blackmailing in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for blackmailing in the English»French Dictionary

I.blackmail [Brit ˈblakmeɪl, Am ˈblækˌmeɪl] N

blackmail

chantage m

II.blackmail [Brit ˈblakmeɪl, Am ˈblækˌmeɪl] VB trans

blackmail

faire chanter

to blackmail sb into doing lit

faire chanter qn pour qu'il/elle fasse

to blackmail sb into doing fig, hum

soudoyer qn pour qu'il/elle fasse

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it amounts to blackmail!

ce n'est rien d'autre que du chantage!

to stoop to blackmail, lies

s'abaisser à

to live or go in terror of muggers, blackmail

vivre dans la terreur de

we don't deal in blackmail fig

le chantage n'est pas notre affaire

a murder/blackmail case

une affaire de meurtre/de chantage

that's nothing short of blackmail!

c'est du chantage, ni plus ni moins!

Translations for blackmailing in the French»English Dictionary

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chantage

blackmail

faire du chantage

to use blackmail

faire du chantage à qn

to blackmail sb

il me fait du chantage au suicide/divorce

he's using threats of suicide/divorce to blackmail me

chantage affectif

emotional blackmail

faire chanter qn

to blackmail sb

exercer un chantage sur qn

to blackmail sb

blackmailing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for blackmailing in the English»French Dictionary

I.blackmail N

blackmail

chantage m

II.blackmail VB trans

blackmail

faire chanter

they blackmailed me into buying them ice cream

ils m'ont menacé pour que je leur achète (subj) des glaces

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emotional blackmail

chantage au sentiment

use blackmail, violence

faire usage de

Translations for blackmailing in the French»English Dictionary

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chantage

blackmail

faire du chantage à qn

to blackmail sb

elle lui fait du chantage au suicide

she is blackmailing him by threatening to kill herself

faire chanter qn

to blackmail sb

blackmailing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

emotional blackmail

chantage au sentiment

she is blackmailing him by threatening to kill herself

elle lui fait du chantage au suicide

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A series of notes have been sent to various members of the house, each blackmailing the director for the twenty thousand francs.

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The gang specialized in blackmailing money from passing drivers by setting up car accidents.

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Tin practiced blackmailing during his career with the police force, which indirectly led to the death of his wife.

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He is also fond of bribing and blackmailing his own father, usually in exchange for some pocket money or other favors.

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It seems as though he is blackmailing him with something.

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Herb's only real skill is knowing how to collect money from deadbeat clients, often by blackmailing them.

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The punishment of the ringleaders broke up a blackmailing system to which rajas were regularly exposed.

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He takes over his father's affairs, partly by blackmailing the man with his wife's fear of spiders.

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