bribe in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for bribe in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.bribe [Brit brʌɪb, Am braɪb] N

bribe

bustarella f

bribe

tangente f

to offer sb a bribe to do sth

offrire una bustarella or una tangente a qn perché faccia qc

to give sb a bribe

dare una bustarella or una tangente a qn

to offer, accept a bribe

offrire, accettare una bustarella or una tangente

he was accused of taking bribes

fu accusato di prendere bustarelle

II.bribe [Brit brʌɪb, Am braɪb] VB trans

1. bribe (large-scale):

bribe police, person in authority

corrompere (with con)

bribe witness

subornare

bribe voter

comprare

to bribe sb to do sth

corrompere qn perché faccia qc

2. bribe (small-scale):

bribe official

ungere, lisciare

to bribe one's way into somewhere, past sb

ungere le ruote per riuscire a entrare da qualche parte, a superare qn

Translations for bribe in the Italian»English Dictionary

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subornare

to bribe

sbruffo rare

bribe

oliare fig

to bribe

tangente

bribe

prendere una tangente

to take or accept a bribe

bustarella

bribe

mazzetta

bribe

ungere fig

to bribe

ungere le ruote

to oil the wheels, to soft-soap, to bribe one's way

corrompere

to bribe

corrompere qn perché faccia qc

to bribe sb to do sth

Mani pulite

This is the name of the famous legal inquiry in Milan which, starting in 1992, brought to light the system of bribe-paying and corruption in which the government parties were involved, and eventually led to their being disbanded and to the end of the so-called First Republic.

bribe in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bribe in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.bribe [braɪb] VB trans

bribe

corrompere

to bribe sb into doing sth

corrompere qu affinché faccia qc

II.bribe [braɪb] N

bribe

tangente f

to take a bribe

lasciarsi corrompere

Translations for bribe in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

bustarella

bribe

mazzetta

bribe

comprare

to bribe

tangente (bustarella)

bribe

corrompere

to bribe

ungere qu (corrompere)

to bribe

bribe Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to bribe sb into doing sth

corrompere qu affinché faccia qc

to take a bribe

lasciarsi corrompere

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Much of her wealth was also used to pay bribes to the police sectors, and fines for her criminal convictions that spanned fifty years.

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The third day, she bribed her way in with the cloth, and the king had not drunk the drink, and they could talk.

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He had a net income of around $4 million each year after the costs of bribing politicians and police.

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Some commissionaires openly sought bribes from vine growers, often in the form of extra grapes which they would sell themselves for extra profit.

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The con involves bribing a bank vice president into wiring money offshore.

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Government regulators and police share in bribe money, each to the tune of 43% and 45% respectively.

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Those who were unable to obtain passes could usually bribe the border guards or sneak across.

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For example, he bribes a priest into tricking fifty pilgrims into a futile pilgrimage, to guard his crossing of a perilous desert - only fifteen survive.

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I'm not some spoilt toddler that needs to be bribed with endless sweeties.

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The kiosk operators often do not have these documents and thus pay bribes.

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