vices in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for vices in the English»French Dictionary

vice [Brit vʌɪs, Am vaɪs] N

1. vice (failing):

vice

vice m

vice hum

faiblesse f

2. vice (corruption):

vice

vice m

3. vice (related to sex):

vice attr attr laws

sur les mœurs

vice scandal

de mœurs

Phrases:

vice, a. vise Am TECH (clamp)

étau m

vice captain N SPORTS

vice captain

capitaine m en second

vice chairman N

vice chairman

vice-président/-e m/f

vice chairmanship N

vice chairmanship

vice-présidence f

vice admiral N

vice admiral

vice-amiral m

vice chair N

vice chair

vice-président/-e m/f

vice principal N

vice principal SCHOOL (of senior school)

proviseur m adjoint

vice principal (of junior school, college)

directeur/-trice m/f adjoint/-e

vice squad N

vice squad

brigade f des mœurs

vice versa [Brit ˌvʌɪs ˈvəːsə, vʌɪsə ˈvəːsə, Am ˌvaɪs(ə) ˈvərsə] ADV

vice versa

vice versa

vice-presidential ADJ

vice-presidential candidate, race

à la vice-présidence

vice-presidential residence

vice-présidentiel/-ielle

vices in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for vices in the English»French Dictionary

vice¹ [vaɪs] N

vice

vice m

vice² [vaɪs] N (tool)

vice

étau m

vice-chair, vice-chairman N

vice-chair

vice-président(e) m (f)

vice-chancellor N Brit UNIV

vice-chancellor

≈recteur m

vice squad N

vice squad

brigade f mondaine

vice versa [ˌvaɪsiˈvɜ:sə, Am -səˈvɜ:r-] ADV

vice versa

vice versa

Vice President, vice-president N

Vice President

vice-président(e) m (f)

Translations for vices in the French»English Dictionary

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vices Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

they made her vice-president

ils l'ont nommée vice-présidente

it's a vice with him

c'est un vice chez lui

to indulge in a vice/in drink/in gambling

s'adonner à un vice/à la boisson/au jeu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

All the vices - perfidy, avarice, debauchery, ambition, flattery - fought within him for the mastery.

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The chefs are to cook a dish based on one of their personal vices.

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Scrooge didn't drink, fornicate, or have any other of the vices of note.

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Vices such as drunkenness, laziness, and promiscuity were all things that were seen as holding the country back.

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The vices of lust raged in him; but at the same time he was conspicuous for great energy and military skill.

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They are hardy and simple in their habits, generally free from the vices of thieving and debauchery; but credulous, obstinate, and unforgiving.

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He feels young people vandalise and fall into vices because of boredom and problems at home.

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Paradigmatic examples are various virtues and vices such as "courage", "cruelty", "truthfulness" and "kindness".

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Amplification may refer to exaggeration or to stylistic vices such as figures of excess or superfluity (e.g., hyperbole).

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Getting into evil company, he gets addicted to vices that make him ill-treat his wife and then desert her without any qualms.

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