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1 ♦ virtue
♦ virtue /ˈvɜ:tʃu:/n. [cu]1 virtù; dote: Temperance is a virtue, la temperanza è una virtù; She seemed a paragon of virtue, sembrava la somma di tutte le virtù; Generosity is not one of her virtues, la generosità non fa parte delle sue doti2 vantaggio; merito (fig.): the virtues of globalization, i meriti della globalizzazione; The plan has the virtue of being very inexpensive, il piano ha il vantaggio di essere molto poco costoso4 (antiq.) virtù; castità● by (o in) virtue of, in virtù di; a causa di □ to make a virtue of st., approfittare di qc.: They decided to make a virtue of the situation and stayed in playing cards, hanno deciso di approfittare della situazione e sono rimasti in casa a giocare a carte □ to make a virtue of necessity, far di necessità virtù □ (antiq.) a woman of easy virtue, una donna di facili costumi □ (prov.) Virtue is its own reward, la virtù è premio a se stessa. -
2 virtue
['vɜːtʃuː]1) (goodness, good quality, chastity) virtù f.2) (advantage) vantaggio m., merito m.to extol the virtues of sth. — vantare le virtù di qcs
3) by virtue of in virtù di* * *['və: u:]1) (a good moral quality: Honesty is a virtue.) virtù2) (a good quality: The house is small, but it has the virtue of being easy to clean.) vantaggio3) (goodness of character etc: She is a person of great virtue.) virtù•- virtuous- virtuously
- virtuousness* * *['vɜːtʃuː]1) (goodness, good quality, chastity) virtù f.2) (advantage) vantaggio m., merito m.to extol the virtues of sth. — vantare le virtù di qcs
3) by virtue of in virtù di
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