bribe

pot-de-vin

Argent ou cadeau proposé pour pousser quelqu’un à agir malhonnêtement ou contre les règles.

En anglais simple : Money or a gift offered to make someone do something dishonest or against the rules.

• The official refused the bribe.
• She offered him a bribe to ignore the missing documents.
• Police found evidence that several judges had accepted bribes.

Synonymes : payoff

Expressions courantes : accept a bribe, offer a bribe, pay a bribe

corrompre, soudoyer

Donner de l’argent ou un cadeau à quelqu’un pour qu’il agisse malhonnêtement ou contre les règles.

En anglais simple : To give someone money or a gift so they do something dishonest or against the rules.

• They tried to bribe the guard.
• Someone had bribed the referee to change the result.
• Would you report a colleague who bribed an official?

Comment l'utiliser : bribe someone to do something (They tried to bribe the guard to let them enter.); bribe someone with something (He bribed the official with expensive gifts.)

Synonymes : buy off

Expressions courantes : bribe an official, bribe someone to

acheter

Obtenir l’aide ou l’accord de quelqu’un en lui donnant de l’argent ou des cadeaux.

En anglais simple : To obtain someone’s help or agreement by giving them money or gifts.

• He hoped to bribe her silence.
• The prince bribed their loyalty with gold.
• They could not bribe his cooperation, however much they offered.

Synonymes : buy

Expressions courantes : bribe someone’s silence, bribe someone’s compliance