corruption

corruzione

Uso disonesto del potere o di una carica pubblica per ottenere denaro o vantaggi personali.

In inglese semplice: Dishonest use of power or a public position to get money or other personal benefits.

• The mayor promised to fight corruption.
• Several police officers were arrested for corruption.
• The investigation exposed corruption within the government.

Sinonimi: dishonesty, graft

Contrari: integrity

Espressioni comuni: political corruption, fight corruption, corruption scandal, government corruption

alterazione, degradazione, corruzione

Cambiamento che danneggia qualcosa o ne riduce la correttezza, la purezza o la qualità.

In inglese semplice: A change that damages something or makes it less correct, pure, or good.

• Data corruption made the file unreadable.
• She blamed greed for the corruption of their values.
• This spelling is a corruption of an older word.

Come si usa: corruption of something (The missing words resulted from corruption of the original text.)

Sinonimi: deterioration, degradation

Espressioni comuni: data corruption, corruption of something, moral corruption