bribe

tangente, mazzetta

Denaro o regalo offerto per indurre qualcuno a fare qualcosa di disonesto o contrario alle regole.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: payoff

Espressioni comuni: accept a bribe, offer a bribe, pay a bribe

corrompere

Dare denaro o un regalo a qualcuno perché faccia qualcosa di disonesto o contrario alle regole.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: 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.)

Sinonimi: buy off

Espressioni comuni: bribe an official, bribe someone to

comprare

Ottenere l’aiuto o il consenso di qualcuno dandogli denaro o regali.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: buy

Espressioni comuni: bribe someone’s silence, bribe someone’s compliance