- vice
- I
noun(a kind of strong tool for holding an object firmly, usually between two metal jaws: The carpenter held the piece of wood in a vice; He has a grip like a vice.) torno de banco
II
noun1) (a serious moral fault: Continual lying is a vice.)2) (a bad habit: Smoking is not one of my vices.) viciovicetr[vaɪs]noun1 (tool) torno de banco, tornillo de banco————————vicetr[vaɪs]noun1 vicio\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLvice squad brigada antivicio————————vicetr[vaɪs]prefix1 vice-\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLvice admiral SMALLMILITARY/SMALL vicealmirante nombre masculinovice chancellor SMALLEDUCATION/SMALL rector,-ravice president vicepresidente,-tavice ['vaɪs] n: vicio mvice (UK) (Tool)n.• prensa s.f.• tornillo s.m.• tornillo de banco s.m.• torno s.m.n.• maña s.f.• vicio s.m.prep.• en lugar de prep.vaɪsnoun1) u c (wickedness) vicio m; (before n)the vice squad — la brigada f anti-vicio
2) c (BrE) vise
I [vaɪs]1.N vicio ma life of vice — una vida de vicio y desenfreno
smoking is his only vice — el tabaco es su único vicio
2.CPDvice ring N — asociación f criminal
vice squad N — brigada f antivicio
II
=vise (US) [vaɪs]N (esp Brit) (Mech) torno m de banco, tornillo m de banco
III
['vaɪsɪ]PREP en lugar de, sustituyendo a* * *[vaɪs]noun1) u c (wickedness) vicio m; (before n)the vice squad — la brigada f anti-vicio
2) c (BrE) vise
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.