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    Vice (en. Vice)

    vis

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    noun
    A behavior or habit with a negative or immoral connotation.
    The vice of alcoholism affects many people.
    Le vice de l'alcoolisme touche de nombreuses personnes.
    A character flaw or weakness.
    Gluttony is a vice that many of us share.
    La gourmandise est un vice que beaucoup d'entre nous partagent.
    A deviation from virtue.
    He struggles against his vices to lead a healthier life.
    Il lutte contre ses vices pour mener une vie plus saine.

    Etymology

    From the Latin 'vitium', meaning 'flaw' or 'vice'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    a hidden vice
    A flaw or a hidden problem.
    un vice caché
    to fall into vice
    To start adopting immoral behaviors.
    tomber dans le vice
    to struggle against one’s vices
    To make efforts to resist one's bad habits.
    lutter contre ses vices

    Related Words

    vicious
    Characterized by vices.
    vicieux
    vicious (feminine)
    Bearing vices, pathological.
    vicieuse

    Slang Meanings

    To increase immoral behaviors.
    He really has a vice when he goes out with his friends.
    Il a vraiment un vice quand il sort avec ses amis.
    A perverse or deviant habit.
    His vice for gambling has ruined him.
    Son vice pour le jeu l'a ruiné.