blackmail

chantage

Fait d’exiger de l’argent ou des services en menaçant de révéler des informations privées compromettantes.

En anglais simple : Demanding money or favours by threatening to reveal private information that could harm someone.

• She reported the blackmail to the police.
• He demanded money through blackmail.
• The private photos became part of a blackmail attempt.

Synonymes : extortion

Expressions courantes : victim of blackmail, blackmail attempt, blackmail demand, blackmail threat

faire chanter

Forcer quelqu’un à donner de l’argent ou à rendre des services en menaçant de révéler ses secrets.

En anglais simple : To make someone give you money or favors by threatening to tell others their secrets.

• Someone tried to blackmail me.
• He blackmailed his boss with private photos.
• They threatened to blackmail her unless she gave them money.

Comment l'utiliser : blackmail someone into doing something (They tried to blackmail her into paying them.)

Expressions courantes : blackmail someone, blackmail someone for money