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vício

[ˈvi.si.u]
nounmasculinepl: vícios
vice; addiction; habit
1. A habitual or compulsive engagement in an activity, often harmful or immoral
Smoking is a vice that is hard to break.
Fumar é um vício difícil de abandonar.
2. An addiction to a substance or behavior
He struggled with his addiction to gambling.
Ele lutava contra seu vício em jogos de azar.
3. A defect, flaw, or fault in character or in something physical
The old painting had a defect in its frame.
A pintura antiga tinha um vício em sua moldura.
4. In legal terms, a procedural defect that invalidates a document or action
The contract was annulled due to a formal defect.
O contrato foi anulado devido a um vício de forma.
NYC Slang
habit; addiction
Synonyms
hábitovícioadicçãodependênciadefeitofalhaimperfeição
Antonyms
virtudequalidadeperfeição

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
vício
Standard usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
vício
No significant regional variation
São Paulo
vício
No significant regional variation
Portugal
vício
Standard usage; may emphasize moral dimension more than in Brazil

Related Idioms & Phrases

ter o vício de - to have the habit of
viciar em - to become addicted to
vício de forma - formal defect (legal term)
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