cardinal virtue in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for cardinal virtue in the English»French Dictionary

cardinal virtue N

cardinal virtue

vertu f cardinale

Translations for cardinal virtue in the French»English Dictionary

vertu cardinale

cardinal virtue

Translations for cardinal virtue in the English»French Dictionary

I.virtue [Brit ˈvəːtʃuː, ˈvəːtjuː, Am ˈvərtʃu] N

1. virtue (goodness, good quality, chastity):

virtue

vertu f

to lose/preserve one's virtue

perdre/préserver sa vertu

a woman of easy virtue

une femme de petite vertu

2. virtue (advantage):

virtue

avantage m

to have the virtue of convenience or of being convenient

avoir l'avantage d'être pratique

to extol the virtues of sth

vanter les mérites de qc

II.by virtue of PREP

by virtue of

en raison de

III.virtue [Brit ˈvəːtʃuː, ˈvəːtjuː, Am ˈvərtʃu]

virtue is its own reward prov

la vertu est sa propre récompense

to make a virtue of necessity

faire de nécessité vertu

I.cardinal [Brit ˈkɑːd(ɪ)n(ə)l, Am ˈkɑrd(ə)nl] N REL

cardinal

cardinal m

Cardinal Wolsey

le cardinal Wolsey

II.cardinal [Brit ˈkɑːd(ɪ)n(ə)l, Am ˈkɑrd(ə)nl] ADJ

cardinal sin

capital

cardinal principle

fondamental

cardinal number

cardinal

cardinal virtue in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cardinal virtue in the English»French Dictionary

virtue [ˈvɜ:tju:, Am ˈvɜ:rtʃu:] N

1. virtue (good moral quality):

virtue

vertu f

2. virtue (advantage):

virtue

mérite m

the virtue of having sth

l'avantage m d'avoir qc

to extol the virtues of sth

vanter les vertus de qc

Phrases:

to make a virtue (out) of sth

faire de qc une vertu

to make a virtue of necessity

faire de la nécessité une vertu

by virtue of form

en vertu de

I.cardinal [ˈkɑ:dɪnl, Am ˈkɑ:r-] N

cardinal

cardinal m

II.cardinal [ˈkɑ:dɪnl, Am ˈkɑ:r-] ADJ

cardinal

capital(e)