bribe

Bestechungsgeld

Geld oder ein Geschenk, das angeboten wird, damit jemand unehrlich handelt oder Regeln verletzt.

In einfachem Englisch: Money or a gift offered to make someone do something dishonest or against the rules.

• The official refused the bribe.
• She offered him a bribe to ignore the missing documents.
• Police found evidence that several judges had accepted bribes.

Synonyme: payoff

Häufige Wendungen: accept a bribe, offer a bribe, pay a bribe

bestechen

Jemandem Geld oder ein Geschenk geben, damit er unehrlich handelt oder Regeln verletzt.

In einfachem Englisch: To give someone money or a gift so they do something dishonest or against the rules.

• They tried to bribe the guard.
• Someone had bribed the referee to change the result.
• Would you report a colleague who bribed an official?

So benutzt man es: bribe someone to do something (They tried to bribe the guard to let them enter.); bribe someone with something (He bribed the official with expensive gifts.)

Synonyme: buy off

Häufige Wendungen: bribe an official, bribe someone to

erkaufen

Jemandes Hilfe oder Zustimmung durch Geld oder Geschenke gewinnen.

In einfachem Englisch: To obtain someone’s help or agreement by giving them money or gifts.

• He hoped to bribe her silence.
• The prince bribed their loyalty with gold.
• They could not bribe his cooperation, however much they offered.

Synonyme: buy

Häufige Wendungen: bribe someone’s silence, bribe someone’s compliance