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Meaning of korupsiyon | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
koɾupsiˈon

Definitions

  1. corruption
  2. Equivalent to 'corruption': The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity.

Equivalents

English corruption

Examples

“Di sila ang sanhi ng korupsiyon. Sumasakay lamang sila sa korupsiyon. Si Tan Siok , ang tauhang Tsino sa kuwentong Kopra ni Miguel C. Arguelles ay may-ari ng isang bodega. Sa madaling sabi y isa siyang komprador.”

They're not the cause of corruption. They're only going with the flow. Tan Siok, the Chinese in the story "Kopra" by Miguel C. Arguelles, is the owner of a warehouse. In short, he's a bulk buyer.

“Ang ating kalaban ay ang kanser ng korupsiyon na parang anay na walang kabusugan kung gumapang at manira sa dangal ng bawat kawani ng gobyerno.”

Our enemy is the cancer of corruption which is like termites that do not stop on crawling and destroying the reputation of every government official.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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