vice

  • 71vice- — aff. a combining form meaning “deputy,” used esp. in the titles of officials who serve in the absence of the official denoted by the base word: viceroy; vice chancellor; vice chairman[/ex] • Etymology: ME « L vice vice III …

    From formal English to slang

  • 72více — víc ž mn. (ȋ ȋ) 1. v krščanstvu kraj, kjer omejen čas trpijo duše še ne zveličanih: trpljenje duš v vicah; pekel, vice in nebesa / priti v vice; trpi kakor duša v vicah zelo ∙ star. jemati duše iz vic v krščanskem okolju z molitvami, dobrimi… …

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  • 73vice — Preposition: As a substitute for; in the place of; instead of, as a vice president, a vice consul. Noun: Evil, sinful, and immoral conduct in a collective sense, as in vice district or vice conditions in a city. An imperfection in an animal …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 74vice — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin vitium fault, vice Date: 14th century 1. a. moral depravity or corruption ; wickedness b. a moral fault or failing c. a habitual and usually trivial defect or shortcoming ; foible …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 75vice — 1vì·ce s.m. e f.inv. CO chi sostituisce un altra persona in una mansione: il vice del direttore, la vice della preside (abbr. V.) Sinonimi: sostituto. {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1802 03. ETIMO: da vice . 2vì·ce s.f. OB var. → vece …

    Dizionario italiano

  • 76vice- — [[t]vaɪs [/t]] PREFIX Vice is used before a rank or title to indicate that someone is next in importance to the person who holds the rank or title mentioned. America s vice president, Al Gore, promised new regulations to pave the way for fibre… …

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  • 77vice — n.m. Avoir du vice, être rusé, débrouillard. Boîte à vice, individu très débrouillard. / Aller au vice, se rendre chez une prostituée …

    Dictionnaire du Français argotique et populaire

  • 78vice — UK [vaɪs] / US noun Word forms vice : singular vice plural vices 1) [countable] a bad habit or personal quality He has the occasional cigarette but that s his only real vice. 2) a) [uncountable] formal extremely bad and immoral behaviour b)… …

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  • 79vice —    Avoir du vice, montrer du vice    Avoir l’esprit tourné vers les choses de la fouterie; avoir pratiqué l’homme quand on est femme, la femme quand on est homme.         Tout jeune, il montra bien du vice,    Quand, perdu dans une forêt,    Au… …

    Dictionnaire Érotique moderne

  • 80vice- — comb. form forming nouns meaning: 1 acting as a substitute or deputy for (vice president). 2 next in rank to (vice admiral). Etymology: as VICE(3) …

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