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I noun1) Laster, dasa life/den of vice — ein Lasterleben/eine Lasterhöhle
2) (character or behaviour defect) Fehler, derII noun* * *I noun(a kind of strong tool for holding an object firmly, usually between two metal jaws: The carpenter held the piece of wood in a vice; He has a grip like a vice.) der SchraubstockII noun1) (a serious moral fault: Continual lying is a vice.) die Untugend2) (a bad habit: Smoking is not one of my vices.) das Laster* * *vice1[vaɪs]nmy one real \vice is chocolate ( hum) mein einziges echtes Laster ist Schokolade[vaɪs]* * *I [vaɪs]nLaster nt; (of horse) Unart f, Untugend f, Mucken pl (inf)his main vice is laziness —
II (US)you don't smoke or drink, don't you have any vices? (hum) — Sie rauchen nicht, Sie trinken nicht, haben Sie denn gar kein Laster? (hum)
nSchraubstock mto have/hold sth in a vice-like grip — etw fest umklammern; (between legs, under arm) etw fest einklemmen
* * *V. abk1. Venerable2. Very3. Vice Vize…4. Viscount* * *I noun1) Laster, dasa life/den of vice — ein Lasterleben/eine Lasterhöhle
2) (character or behaviour defect) Fehler, derII noun* * *(tools) n.Schraubstock m.Schraubzwinge f. n.Laster - n. prep.entgegen präp. -
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I noun1) Laster, dasa life/den of vice — ein Lasterleben/eine Lasterhöhle
2) (character or behaviour defect) Fehler, derII noun* * *I noun(a kind of strong tool for holding an object firmly, usually between two metal jaws: The carpenter held the piece of wood in a vice; He has a grip like a vice.) der SchraubstockII noun1) (a serious moral fault: Continual lying is a vice.) die Untugend2) (a bad habit: Smoking is not one of my vices.) das Laster* * *vice1[vaɪs]nmy one real \vice is chocolate ( hum) mein einziges echtes Laster ist Schokolade[vaɪs]* * *I [vaɪs]nLaster nt; (of horse) Unart f, Untugend f, Mucken pl (inf)his main vice is laziness —
II (US)you don't smoke or drink, don't you have any vices? (hum) — Sie rauchen nicht, Sie trinken nicht, haben Sie denn gar kein Laster? (hum)
nSchraubstock mto have/hold sth in a vice-like grip — etw fest umklammern; (between legs, under arm) etw fest einklemmen
* * *vice1 [vaıs] s1. Laster n:a) Untugend fb) schlechte Angewohnheit2. Lasterhaftigkeit f, Verderbtheit f:4. fig Verirrung f, Auswuchs m5. obs (körperlicher) Fehler, Gebrechen n6. Unart f (eines Pferdes etc)vice2 [vaıs] TECH besonders BrA s Schraubstock mB v/t einspannenvice3 [ˈvaısı] präp anstelle von (oder gen)vice4 [vaıs] s umg Vize m, Stellvertreter m* * *I noun1) Laster, dasa life/den of vice — ein Lasterleben/eine Lasterhöhle
2) (character or behaviour defect) Fehler, derII noun* * *(tools) n.Schraubstock m.Schraubzwinge f. n.Laster - n. prep.entgegen präp. -
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64 have a soft spot for
(to have a weakness for (someone or something) because of great affection: He's always had a soft spot for his youngest son.) eine Schwäche haben für -
65 blind spot
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66 character
char·ac·ter [ʼkærəktəʳ, Am ʼkerəktɚ] nto be similar in \character sich dat im Wesen ähnlich sein;to not be in \character untypisch sein;out of \character ungewöhnlichstrength of \character Charakterstärke f;weakness of \character Charakterschwäche f;to be of bad/good \character ein schlechter/guter Mensch sein;of dubious/ irreproachable/questionable \character von zweifelhaftem/untadeligem/fragwürdigem Charakterhe's quite a \character der ist vielleicht 'ne Type ( fam)lack of \character fehlende Originalität -
67 constitutional
\constitutional amendment Verfassungsänderung f;\constitutional law Verfassungsrecht nt;\constitutional monarch konstitutioneller Monarch fachspr;\constitutional right Grundrecht nt;to be not \constitutional verfassungswidrig sein;it is not \constitutional to do sth es ist verfassungswidrig, etw zu tunto go on one's \constitutional seinen Spaziergang machen -
68 deficiency
de·fi·cien·cy [dɪʼfɪʃən(t)si] n1) (shortage, lack) Mangel m (in an +dat);vitamin \deficiency Vitaminmangel m;2) (weakness, weak point) Defizit nt (in in +dat) -
69 exploit
ex·ploit n [ʼeksplɔɪt]to \exploit sth good-naturedness, situation, weakness etw ausnutzen;to \exploit a colony eine Kolonie ausbeuten2) ( utilize) -
70 exploitation
ex·ploi·ta·tion [ˌeksplɔɪʼteɪʃən] n1) (pej: taking unfair advantage) of workforce Ausbeutung f; of person, situation, weakness Ausnutzung f;the \exploitation of employees die Ausbeutung der Arbeitnehmerschaft -
71 fault
it's all your \fault das ist ganz allein deine Schuld, nur du bist schuld daran;it's your own \fault du bist selbst schuld daran;it's the \fault of the judicial system that cases take so long to come to trial es liegt am Rechtssystem, dass Fälle so spät zur Verhandlung kommen;to find \fault with sb/ sth etw an jdm/etw auszusetzen haben;the \fault lies in sth es liegt an etw dat, etw ist schuld;the \fault lies with sb/ sth die Schuld liegt bei jdm/etw;the \fault lay with the organizers Schuld hatten die Organisatoren;to be at \fault die Schuld tragen, schuld sein;through no \fault of sb's own ohne jds eigenes Verschulden, unverschuldetwe all have \faults wir haben alle unsere Fehler;our electoral system has its \faults unser Wahlsystem hat seine Schwächen;she was generous to a \fault sie war zu großzügig;a \fault in sb's character jds Charakterfehler m;his/her main \fault seine/ihre größte Schwächethere seems to be a \fault on the line es scheint eine Störung in der Leitung zu geben;electrical/technical \fault elektrischer/technischer Defekt, elektrische/technische Störungdouble \fault Doppelfehler m;foot \fault Fußfehler m;to call a \fault einen Fehler anzeigen;\fault called! Fehler! vtto \fault sb/ sth [einen] Fehler an jdm/etw finden;you can't \fault her arguments gegen ihre Argumente ist nichts einzuwenden;to \fault [on sth] [bei etw dat] einen Fehler machen -
72 feebleness
fee·ble·ness [ʼfi:bl̩nəs] nthe \feebleness of her attempts ihre müden Versuche -
73 flimsiness
flim·si·ness [ʼflɪmzɪnəs] n4) (fig pej: weakness) of a performance Dürftigkeit f ( pej) of an excuse, pretext Fadenscheinigkeit f ( pej) -
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fra·gil·ity [frəʼʤɪləti, Am -ət̬i] n -
75 frailty
frail·ty [ʼfreɪlti, Am -t̬i] n2) no pl of object, structure Zerbrechlichkeit f -
76 glaring
1) ( staring)\glaring eyes stechender Blick\glaring weakness krasse Schwäche;\glaring injustice himmelschreiende Ungerechtigkeit -
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78 lameness
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79 physical
I'm not a very \physical sort of person ( don't like sports) ich bin nicht gerade sehr sportlich;( don't like touching) ich bin mit Berührungen eher zurückhaltend;\physical contact Körperkontakt m;to have a \physical disability körperbehindert sein;\physical exercise sportliche Betätigung;to get \physical rabiat werden\physical attraction körperliche Anziehung;to get \physical sich akk anfassenthe \physical characteristics of the terrain die geophysischen Eigenschaften der Gegend;insurers are worried about the \physical condition of the vessels die Versicherungen machen sich Sorgen um den Materialzustand der Schiffe -
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