bribe

UK
/braɪb/
US
/braɪb/

Übersetzungen

bribesubstantiv
bribes
Pl.
UK
/braɪb/
US
/braɪb/
The official was caught accepting a bribe to overlook the safety violations.
Le fonctionnaire a été surpris en train d’accepter un pot-de-vin pour fermer les yeux sur les infractions de sécurité.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
corruptionTerme plus général, surtout dans le langage courant ou institutionnel.
bribeverb
bribed
Präteritum
bribed
Partizip Perfekt
bribing
Gerundium
UK
/braɪb/
US
/braɪb/
He tried to bribe the official to overlook the safety violations.
Il a essayé de soudoyer le fonctionnaire pour qu’il ferme les yeux sur les infractions de sécurité.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
corrompreSens plus général, fréquent dans les contextes juridiques et formels.
bribeadjektiv
UK
/braɪb/
US
/braɪb/
Used attributively before a noun in phrases like 'bribe money', functioning adjectivally.
de corruptionEmploi attributif avant un nom.
Investigators traced the bribe money to an offshore account.
Les enquêteurs ont retracé l’argent de corruption jusqu’à un compte offshore.

Definitionen

bribesubstantiv
A sum of money or other inducement offered or given to someone in a position of power to influence their actions or decisions.
The official was caught accepting a bribe to overlook the safety violations.
bribeverb
To persuade someone to act in one's favor, typically illegally or dishonestly, by offering money or other inducements.
He tried to bribe the official to overlook the safety violations.
bribeadjektiv
Relating to or denoting a payment or offer intended to influence someone's actions, used attributively before a noun.
Investigators traced the bribe money to an offshore account.