virtue in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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

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

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a paragon of virtue
un parangon de vertu
exemplary behaviour, virtue, life
exemplaire
saintly virtue, quality
de saint
homespun wisdom, virtue
naturel/-elle, sans artifices

Translations for virtue in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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vertu
(moral) virtue
d'une grande vertu
of great moral virtue
vertu
virtue
perdre/protéger sa vertu
to lose/protect one's virtue ou honour
de petite vertu
of easy virtue
vertu
virtue
vertu (de choses abstraites)
virtue
en vertu de
by virtue of
faire de nécessité vertu
to make a virtue of necessity
un parangon de vertu
a paragon of virtue
rosière
young girl recognized for her virtue
un dragon de vertu
a dragon of virtue

virtue in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for virtue in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

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Translations for virtue in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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vertu
virtue
vertu
virtue
en vertu de
by virtue of

virtue Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to exalt sth as a virtue
élever qc au rang de vertu
the virtue of having sth
l'avantage m d'avoir qc
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
the embodiment of virtue
la vertu personnifiée
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He who possesses inner virtue will think himself always in the right, and denigrate those who do not do as he does.
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Her research has ranged widely, but has mostly focused on moral psychology and on virtue ethics.
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Sage was said to have almost the same virtues without the same defects.
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They were, it was proclaimed, being well-treated by virtue of "bushido" generosity.
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Chapter 5 considers choice, willingness and deliberation in cases which exemplify not only virtue, but vice.
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By virtue of such legislation, between the 1930s and 1970s, the rural community and ejido sector were subject to direct federal control over water.
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It is distinctive from previous depictions of the subjectwhich were often characterized by overt displays of grief and traumaby virtue of its restraint.
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This is thought to impress the importance of the virtue on the child so that he or she will grow up embodying that virtue.
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Learning that he was speaking to her father, he praised her in an eloquent speech to everyone of her virtue.
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Pagan philosophy had previously held that the pursuit of virtue should not be secondary to bodily concerns.
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