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1 virtue
'və: u:1) (a good moral quality: Honesty is a virtue.) virtud2) (a good quality: The house is small, but it has the virtue of being easy to clean.) virtud3) (goodness of character etc: She is a person of great virtue.) virtud•- virtuous- virtuously
- virtuousness
virtue n virtudtr['vɜːʧʊː]1 virtud nombre femenino2 (advantage) ventaja\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLby virtue of en virtud dein virtue of en virtud deto make a virtue of necessity hacer de la necesidad virtudvirtue ['vər.ʧu:] n1) : virtud f2)by virtue of : en virtud de, debido an.• virtud s.f.'vɜːrtʃuː, 'vɜːtjʊː, 'vɜːtʃuː1) u c ( moral excellence) virtud fto make a virtue of necessity — hacer* de la necesidad virtud
2) c ( advantage) ventaja fthere's no virtue in speed at the expense of accuracy — no tiene mérito trabajar rápido si se cometen errores
3)by o (frml) in virtue of — (as prep) en virtud de
4) u (chastity, fidelity) virtud f['vɜːtjuː]N1) (=good quality) virtud fto extol sb's virtues — alabar or ensalzar las virtudes de algn
- make a virtue of necessity2) (=advantage) virtud f, ventaja fit has the virtue of simplicity or of being simple — tiene la virtud or ventaja de ser sencillo
3) (=chastity) castidad f, honra fher virtue was in no danger — su castidad or honra no corría peligro
a woman of easy virtue — una mujer de vida alegre, una mujer de moralidad laxa
4)by virtue of, in virtue of — en virtud de, debido a
* * *['vɜːrtʃuː, 'vɜːtjʊː, 'vɜːtʃuː]1) u c ( moral excellence) virtud fto make a virtue of necessity — hacer* de la necesidad virtud
2) c ( advantage) ventaja fthere's no virtue in speed at the expense of accuracy — no tiene mérito trabajar rápido si se cometen errores
3)by o (frml) in virtue of — (as prep) en virtud de
4) u (chastity, fidelity) virtud f -
2 run it (or smth.) into the ground
1) пepeуcepдcтвoвaть в чём-л.; xвaтить чepeз кpaй, пepeгнуть пaлкуHer breath caught. 'I just don't feel good,' she whined. 'Well, start feeling good, then, and don't run it into the ground' U. Steinbeck). Caution is no doubt a virtue but don't run it into the ground2) paзвaлить дeлo, дoвecти дo paзopeния, угpoбить чтo-л.'There's a feeling that Quaife's going to run aircraft industry into the ground.' 'Nonsense,' said Lufkin at his bleakest (C. P. Snow). John Kerridge's resignation after years as boss of Fisons, a British drugs firm, marked the end of a remarkable career... more than two years ago, industry analysts were already arguing that Mr Kerridge was in danger of running Fisons into the ground (The Economist)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > run it (or smth.) into the ground
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