virtue

virtue
noun
1) (moral excellence) Tugend, die; (chastity) Tugendhaftigkeit, die

virtue is its own reward — (prov.) die Tugend trägt ihren Lohn in sich selbst

2) (advantage) Vorteil, der; Vorzug, der

what is the virtue in that? — welchen Vorteil hat das?

there's no virtue in doing that — es bringt keinen Vorteil, das zu tun

3)

by virtue of — auf Grund, aufgrund (+ Gen.)

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['və: u:]
noun
1) (a good moral quality: Honesty is a virtue.) die Tugend
2) (a good quality: The house is small, but it has the virtue of being easy to clean.) der Vorzug
3) (goodness of character etc: She is a person of great virtue.) die Rechtschaffenheit
- academic.ru/80442/virtuous">virtuous
- virtuously
- virtuousness
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vir·tue
[ˈvɜ:tju:, -tʃu:, AM ˈvɜ:rtʃu:]
n
1. (good quality) Tugend f
2. no pl (morality) Tugendhaftigkeit f
to be a paragon of \virtue (also iron) ein Muster an Tugendhaftigkeit sein a. iron
woman of easy \virtue (euph) leichtes Mädchen
3. (advantage) Vorteil m
to extol the \virtues of sth die Vorteile einer S. gen preisen geh
4. no pl (benefit) Nutzen m
would there be any \virtue in taking an earlier train? hätte es irgendeinen Nutzen, wenn ich einen früheren Zug nehmen würde?
5. (hist: chastity) Keuschheit f
6. (form: because of)
by \virtue of sth wegen [o aufgrund] einer S. gen
7.
to make a \virtue [out] of necessity aus der Not eine Tugend machen
patience is a \virtue (saying) Geduld ist eine Tugend
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['vɜːtjuː]
n
1) (= moral quality) Tugend f

to make a virtue of necessity — aus der Not eine Tugend machen

a life of virtue — ein tugendhaftes Leben

2) (= chastity) Keuschheit f, Tugendhaftigkeit f

a woman of easy virtue (euph) — ein leichtes Mädchen

3) (= advantage, point) Vorteil m

what's the virtue of that? — welchen Vorteil hat das?, wozu ist das gut?

there is no virtue in doing that — es scheint nicht sehr zweckmäßig, das zu tun

4) (= healing power) Heilkraft f

in or by virtue of — aufgrund or auf Grund (+gen)

in or by virtue of the authority/power etc vested in me — kraft meiner Autorität/Macht etc (form)

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virtue [ˈvɜːtjuː; -tʃuː; US ˈvɜrtʃuː] s
1. Tugend(haftigkeit) f (auch engS. Keuschheit):
woman of virtue tugendhafte Frau;
woman of easy virtue leichtes Mädchen
2. Rechtschaffenheit f
3. Tugend f:
make a virtue of necessity aus der Not eine Tugend machen
4. Wirkung f, Wirksamkeit f, Erfolg m:
of great virtue (sehr) wirkungsvoll oder erfolgreich
5. Vorteil m, Vorzug m
6. (Rechts)Kraft f:
by (oder in) virtue of kraft (eines Gesetzes, einer Vollmacht etc), aufgrund von (od gen), vermöge (gen)
7. obs Mannestugend f, Tapferkeit f
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noun
1) (moral excellence) Tugend, die; (chastity) Tugendhaftigkeit, die

virtue is its own reward — (prov.) die Tugend trägt ihren Lohn in sich selbst

2) (advantage) Vorteil, der; Vorzug, der

what is the virtue in that? — welchen Vorteil hat das?

there's no virtue in doing that — es bringt keinen Vorteil, das zu tun

3)

by virtue of — auf Grund, aufgrund (+ Gen.)

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n.
Tugend -en f.
Vorzug -¨e m.
Wert -e m.
Wirksamkeit f.

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