bribe

• Paiement ou incitation offert à une personne en position de confiance pour corrompre son jugement ou influencer ses actions.

A payment or inducement given to a person in a position of trust to corrupt their judgment or influence their actions.

1. Corrupt paymentB2formal

   Money or a gift given to someone in a position of authority to influence their decisions or actions dishonestly.

   Pot-de-vin

   • The official was arrested for accepting a bribe.
   • He offered a bribe to the inspector to overlook the violation.
   • Bribes are illegal in most countries.

   Synonymesbackhandergrafthush moneyinducementkickbackpayoffsweetener

• Verbe désignant l'action de donner de l'argent ou des objets de valeur à quelqu'un pour l'inciter à agir en sa faveur, souvent de manière illégale ou malhonnête.

A verb used to indicate the act of giving money or something valuable to someone in order to persuade them to act in one's favor, especially illegally or dishonestly.

1. Corrupt paymentB2formal

   To give money or something valuable to someone in order to persuade them to act dishonestly in your favor.

   Verser un pot-de-vin

   • The businessman tried to bribe the official to get the contract.
   • It is illegal to bribe a police officer.
   • She was accused of bribing the judge.

   Synonymesbuy offcorruptpay offsuborn