Le mot anglais du jour

vice

étau

Définitions

anglais > français
vice
1. n. Mauvaise habitude.
Smoking is a vice, not a virtue.
Fumer est un 'vice', et pas une vertu.
2. n. Défaut physique ou faiblesse.
3. n. (Droit) Prostitution, mœurs.
The Vice Squad is active tonight.
La brigade des mœurs est de service ce soir.
The vice ring.
Réseau de prostitution, réseau mafieux.
4. n. (Arts) (UK) Étau ; aussi écrit vise (US).
anglais > anglais
vice
1. n. A bad habit.
Gluttony is a vice, not a virtue.
2. n. (legal) Any of various crimes related (depending on jurisdiction) to prostitution, pornography, gambling, alcohol, or drugs.
3. n. 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.
4. n. A mechanical screw apparatus used for clamping or holding (also spelled vise).
5. n. A tool for drawing lead into cames, or flat grooved rods, for casements.
6. n. (obsolete) A grip or grasp.
7. n. (architecture) A winding or spiral staircase.
8. v. To hold or squeeze with a vice, or as if with a vice.
9. adj. in place of; subordinate to; designating a person below another in rank
vice president
vice admiral
10. prep. instead of, in place of
A. B. was appointed postmaster vice C. D. resigned.
français > anglais
étau
1. n-m. vise (instrument consisting of two jaws for holding work)
2. n-m. (figuratively) noose
L'étau se resserre. - The noose is tightening.étau se resserre., t=The noose is tightening.