vice
Bad or immoral behaviourBad or immoral behaviour. (Especially often, a habit that harms oneself or others)
» Tom said he had no vices.
Том сказал, что у него нет недостатков.
Том сказав, що не має недоліків.
Meaning
7 sensesBad or immoral behaviour. (Especially often, a habit that harms oneself or others)
Pride is a vice, not a virtue.
Smoking was a vice Sally picked up in high school.
Laster, Lasterhaftigkeit, Untugend
поро́кporók
нецно́таnecnóta, ва́даváda, ґанджgandž
Any of various crimes related (depending on jurisdiction) to weapons, prostitution, pornography, gambling, alcohol, tobacco, or drugs.
Sittenvergehen, Sittlichkeitsdelikt, Sittlichkeitsverbrechen
поро́кporók
A defect in the temper or behaviour of a horse, such as to make the animal dangerous, to injure its health, or to diminish its usefulness.
A tool for drawing lead into cames, or flat grooved rods, for casements.
A winding or spiral staircase.
One who acts in place of a superior.
(obsolete)A grip or grasp.
- a specific form of evildoing
- moral weakness
- a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place
Examples
150 sentencesTom said he had no vices.
Том сказав, що не має недоліків. — deniko
ruТом сказал, что у него нет недостатков. — marafon
Tom said that he had no vices.
Том сказав, що не має недоліків. — deniko
Everybody knows that he likes her and vice versa.
Усі знають, що вона йому подобається, і навпаки. — deniko
ruВсем известно, что она ему нравится, и наоборот. — Biga
It isn't a vice.
ruЭто не порок. — marafon
Tom says he has no vices.
deTom sagt, er hat keine Laster. — freddy1
Translations
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Origin
From Latin vice (“in place of”), ablative form of vicis. Compare French fois (“time”) anFrom Latin vice (“in place of”), ablative form of vicis. Compare French fois (“time”) and Spanish vez (“time, turn”).
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Forms
plural: vicesSynonyms
9 synonyms- moral weakness:frailty
- a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place:visebench vise