• US citizens are forbidden by law from offering bribes to officials of foreign governments.
• He was to be included in the investigation for allegedly accepting bribes.
• His office-equipment firm had bribed politicians to win public-works contracts.
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They were accused of trying to bribe voters with promises of tax cuts.
bribe sb to do sth »Corrupt officials had been bribed to approve shoddy construction work.
He was accused of accepting bribes from wealthy businessmen.
»It was easy to see the gift as a sort of bribe.
He admitted paying bribes to police officers.
He paid out millions of dollars in bribes.
a bribe of €200
to accept [to take\] bribes — брать взятки
The minister was dismissed for taking bribes. — Министр был отстранен от занимаемой должности за взяточничество.
to bribe a policeman — подкупать полицейского
He bribed a senior civil servant to get the import licence passed.— Он дал взятку высшему должностному лицу, чтобы получить разрешение на ввоз товаров.
to take bribes - брать взятки
to offer /to give, to hand out/ bribes - давать взятки
to bribe a judge [witness] - подкупить судью [свидетеля]
the child was bribed to take the medicine - ребёнка задобрили, чтобы он выпил лекарство
he had been bribed into silence /to say nothing/ - его подкупом заставили молчать
• Abscam offering
• Apply palm grease
• Bit of corruption
• Buy off
• Cash inducement
• Corrupt, in a way
• Corruption instrument
• Example of graft
• Gift to influence
• Grease
• Grease a palm
• Grease someone's palm
• Grease the palm
• Grease, as it were
• Grease, so to speak
• Hush money
• Illegal consideration
• Illegal contribution
• Illegal incentive
• Illegal inducement
• Illegal payment
• Illegal payoff
• Kickback
• Kickback, e.g.
• Lubricate
• Money given under the table
• Oil
• Palm grease
• Palm oil?
• Pay to persuade
• Payoff
• Payoff, perhaps
• Payola, e.g.
• Rake-off
• Sop
• Suborn
• Tickle the palm of
• Under-the-table payment
• Unethical gift
• Unlawful payment
• Venal person's gain
• Venalize
• What a slush fund may fund
• Payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
1. взятка, подкуп
to take ~s - брать взятки
to offer /to give, to hand out/ ~s - давать взятки
2. компенсация; оплата
2. {braıb} vпредлагать, давать взятку, подкупать
to ~ a judge {witness} - подкупить судью {свидетеля}
the child was ~d to take the medicine - ребёнка задобрили, чтобы он выпил лекарство
he had been ~d into silence /to say nothing/ - его подкупом заставили молчать
to bribe an official — дать взятку должностному лицу; подкупать должностное лицо;
to get a bribe — получить взятку;
to give a bribe — дать взятку;
to pass a bribe — передать (через посредника) взятку;
to take a bribe — получить взятку
Bribes and kickbacks of any kind are, obviously, nondeductible. Bribes that take the form of kickbacks to insurance or securities customers are known as rebating, and can result in disciplinary actions by the regulatory authorities.
to solicit a bribe — вымогать взятку
to take bribes — брать взятки