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Meaning of Bribe | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard

bɹaɪb

Definitions

Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to breaking the law.
The act of offering or paying such a payment: an act of bribery.
That which seduces; seduction; allurement.

Equivalents

العربية الرّشوة بخشيش برطيل رشا رشوة

Azərbaycanca rüşvət

Български подкуп подкупвам подкупя рушве́т

বাংলা ঘুষ

བོད་སྐད རྒྱུ་རྔན སྐྱབས་རྟེན

Bosanski mito špaga мито пара

Català suborn subornar

Čeština podplatit úplatek uplatit všimné

Cymraeg cildwrn llwgrwobr llwgrwobrwy llwgrwobrwyo

Deutsch bestechen Bestechungsgeld kaufen Schmieren Schmiergeld

Ελληνικά δωροδοκία δωροδοκώ δωροληψία φακελάκι

Esperanto korupti ŝmirmono subaĉeti

Español aceitar alfadía bajín cañonazo cohechar coima coimear comprar convoluto corromper embute merusa mordida sobornar soborno ticuicear untada untar unto

Euskara erosi

Suomi lahjoa lahjoma lahjus

Français bribe corrompre pot-de-vin soudoyer verser un pot-de-vin

Galego engado subornar suborno

ગુજરાતી લાંચ

Hausa hanci toshiya

עברית שוחד שיחד

हिन्दी ख़र्चा पानी घूस घूस देना चाय पानी नज़राना रिश्वत हफ़्ता

Hrvatski mito špaga мито пара

Magyar csúszópénz megken megveszteget veszteget

Հայերեն կաշառել կաշառք

Bahasa Indonesia amplop mengamplopi mengamplopkan menyogok menyuap rasywah semir sogok sogokan sorong suap uang pelicin uang pelumas uang semir uang suap upeti

Íslenska múta

Italiano bustarella corrompere mazzetta offrire una tangente tangente

日本語臧苞苴袖の下賂賄賂賕

ქართული ქრთამი

Қазақша пара

ខ្មែរ សំណូក សែន

한국어 뇌물 뢰물 회뢰

Kurdî mita

ລາວ ສິນບົນ ໃຫ້ສິນບົນ

Македонски мито поткуп рушвет

മലയാളം കൈക്കൂലി കോഴ

Монгол хахууль хээл

मराठी लाच

Bahasa Melayu duit kopi rasuah

မြန်မာဘာသာ လာဘ် လာဘ်ပေး

नेपाली घूस

Nederlands omkopen smeergeld steekpenning

Polski kuban łapówka przekupić wziątka załącznik

Português propina subornar suborno

Română miță șpagă

Русский взятка дава́ть взя́тку мзда подкуп подкупа́ть подкупи́ть

Shqip mitë ryshfet

Српски mito špaga мито пара

Svenska besticka muta

Kiswahili hongo rushwa

தமிழ் லஞ்சம்

తెలుగు లంచము

ไทย ส่วย สินบน

Tagalog lagay maglagay manuhol suhol

Türkçe rüşvet rüşvet vermek yemlik

ئۇيغۇرچە پارا

Українська пі́дкуп підкупити підкупля́ти хабар

اردو پارہ رِشْوَت

Tiếng Việt đút đút lót hối lộ tiền cà phê

Examples

“c. 1613-1625, Henry Hobart, Yardly v. Ellill Undue reward for anything against justice is a bribe.”

“The bribes I took did not influence me to become evil. I was evil from the beginning and the bribes were merely a bonus”

“Not the bribes of sordid wealth can seduce to leave these everblooming sweets.”

“Remy, this was a bribe! Our whole marriage has been nothing but a series of bribes!”

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