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bribe

/braɪb/

bribenoun

bribes

/braɪb/

Translations

pot-de-vin

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.

Additional translations

corruptionTerme plus général, surtout dans le langage courant ou institutionnel.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

bribeverb

bribed

Past Simple

bribed

Past Participle

bribing

Gerund

/braɪb/

Translations

soudoyer

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.

Additional translations

corrompreSens plus général, fréquent dans les contextes juridiques et formels.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

buy off

bribeadjective

/braɪb/

Used attributively before a noun in phrases like 'bribe money', functioning adjectivally.

Translations

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.

Definitions

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.