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'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
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