"vice" meaning in French

See vice in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /vis/ Audio: Fr-vice.ogg Forms: vices [plural]
Rhymes: -is Etymology: Inherited from Middle French vice, from Old French vice, borrowed from Latin vitium. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|vice|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French vice, {{inh+|fr|frm|vice}} Inherited from Middle French vice, {{inh|fr|fro|vice}} Old French vice, {{der|fr|la|vitium}} Latin vitium Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} vice m (plural vices)
  1. vice (bad habit) Tags: masculine Derived forms: vice caché, vice de forme, vice de procédure, vicié, vicier, vicieux Related terms: défaut, péché
    Sense id: en-vice-fr-noun-lTAOvbr4 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 13 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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