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vice

UK
/vaɪs/
US
/vaɪs/

Übersetzungen

vicesubstantiv
vices
Pl.
UK
/vaɪs/
US
/vaɪs/
Greed is often considered a vice that can lead to one's downfall.
L'avarice est souvent considérée comme un vice qui peut conduire à sa perte.
étauoutil de serrage
He used a vice to hold the piece of wood steady while he sawed it.
Il a utilisé un étau pour maintenir la pièce de bois immobile pendant qu'il la sciait.
Smoking is a vice that many people struggle to quit.
Fumer est un vice dont beaucoup de gens ont du mal à se défaire.
Synonyme
wickedness
defect
shortcoming
fault
sin
corruption
depravity
immorality
Antonyme
virtue
viceadjektiv
Used attributively to denote a deputy or person next in rank (e.g., vice president).
adjointdans les titres et fonctions
She serves as the vice principal of the school.
Elle est proviseure adjointe de l'école.
Synonyme
second-in-command
stand-in
proxy
temporary
interim
alternate
surrogate
substitute
acting
deputy
vicepräposition
UK
/vaɪs/
US
/vaɪs/
en remplacement deemploi formel ou administratif
Lt. Miller was promoted to captain, vice Johnson, who retired.
Le lieutenant Miller a été promu capitaine, en remplacement de Johnson, qui a pris sa retraite.

Definitionen

vicesubstantiv
A moral fault or weakness in someone's character.
Greed is often considered a vice that can lead to one's downfall.
A bad habit or immoral behavior.
Smoking is a vice that many people struggle to quit.
A tool with two jaws for holding an object firmly, typically in place while work is done on it.
He used a vice to hold the piece of wood steady while he sawed it.
viceadjektiv
Acting in place of another; deputizing or next in rank.
She serves as the vice principal of the school.
vicepräposition
In place of; substituting for (used chiefly in formal or official contexts).
Lt. Miller was promoted to captain, vice Johnson, who retired.
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