vice

• Nom désignant un défaut moral, une mauvaise habitude ou un comportement immoral, souvent lié à la recherche de plaisirs nuisibles ou contraires à l'éthique.

A noun referring to a moral failing, bad habit, or immoral behavior, often associated with indulgence in harmful or unethical activities.

1. Immoral behaviorB2formal

   A moral fault or bad habit; immoral or wicked behavior.

   Vice (comportement immoral)

   • Gambling is considered a vice in many cultures.
   • He struggled with the vice of excessive drinking.
   • The novel explores the conflict between virtue and vice.

   Synonymescorruptiondebaucherydepravityevilimmoralityiniquitylicentiousnessprofligacysinwickedness

   Antonymesvirtue

2. B1formal

   A tool with two jaws used to hold an object firmly while work is done on it.

   étau

   • He clamped the metal piece in the vice to saw it.
   • The carpenter used a vice to hold the wood steady.
   • Make sure the vice is tightened securely before drilling.

   Synonymesclampholdfastvise