bribed

braɪbd
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Translation of bribed into German

Adjective

corrupt

given money or gifts for influence
  • The bribed official approved the illegal project.Der bestochen Beamte genehmigte das illegale Projekt.
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Synonyms and analogies of bribed in English

adj.boughtcorruptedMore synonyms

Examples of bribed in a sentence

  • A bribed witness gave false testimony in court.
bribe
braɪb
Noun
1.

enticement

something offered to persuade or induce
  • The free tickets were a bribe to get their support..Die kostenlosen Karten waren Lockmittel, um ihre Unterstützung zu gewinnen.
2.

corruption

money or gift given to influence actions
Bestechung fBestechungsgeld Schmiergeld
  • The official accepted a bribe to overlook the violations.Der Beamte nahm ein Bestechungsgeld an, um die Verstöße zu übersehen.
Verb
tr.
1.

corruption

offer something valuable to gain favor or service
  • She attempted to bribe the guard with a gift.Sie versuchte, den Wächter mit einem Geschenk zu bestechen.
2.

illegal influence

give money to influence someone's actions illegally
  • He tried to bribe the official to get the permit.Er versuchte, den Beamten zu bestechen, um die Genehmigung zu erhalten.

Translations of "bribed" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective / Participle
bestochenadj.

If the referee is bribed, they can easily rig the game.

Wenn der Schiedsrichter bestochen wird, kann er das Spiel leicht manipulieren.

And the police are being bribed at his office so no one knows.

Und die Polizei wird in seinem Büro bestochen, damit es niemand weiß.

geschmiertpp.

Two officials also said that traffickers had bribed them so they would not be raided or arrested.

Zwei Beamte sagten darüber hinaus, dass die Schlepper sie geschmiert hätten, um von Razzien oder Verhaftungen verschont zu werden.

The governments were bribed, even Venizelos' consultants.

Die Regierungen wurden geschmiert, die Berater von Venizelos.

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Other translations for bribed:

  • bestach
  • bestachen

bribed: Examples and translations in context

Which is why I bribed the guards to poison your coffee.

Deswegen habe ich sie bestochen, deinen Kaffee zu vergiften.

I can't even imagine how many more people were bribed.

Ich kann mir nicht vorstellen, wie viele Menschen bestochen wurden.

I'm sure there is evidence to prove that he was bribed.

Ich bin sicher, es gibt Beweise dafür, dass er bestochen wurde.

How did you get in here? - I just bribed a bellhop.

Wie kommen Sie hier rein? - Ich hab den Pagen bestochen.

I got this off a guard that I bribed inside.

Das gab mir ein Wachmann, den ich drinnen bestochen habe.

Right, I bribed him so I can have an abortion.

Ich habe ihn bestochen, damit ich meine Abtreibung kriege.

I bribed a lab tech to get me the heart from the hospital,

Ich habe einen Laboranten geschmiert, um mir das Herz aus dem Krankenhaus zu besorgen,

They hold their positions, not because they are particularly qualified for the office, but rather because they have connections or bribed their superiors.

Sie sitzen nicht auf ihrem Posten, weil sie für ihr Amt besonders qualifiziert wären, sondern weil sie Beziehungen hatten oder die Vorgesetzten geschmiert haben.

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