Definition of dessous-de-table - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

corruptionargent donné en secret pour obtenir un avantage illégal

Il a versé un dessous-de-table pour obtenir le marché.

commission occulte

pot-de-vin

extorsionargent demandé de façon malhonnête sous forme de chantage

Le fonctionnaire exigeait un dessous-de-table pour délivrer le permis.

chantage

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payer des dessous-de-table

donner de l'argent en secret pour obtenir des faveurs illégales

Le chef d'entreprise a payé des dessous-de-table pour obtenir le marché.

Origin of dessous-de-table

dessous (en bas) + de (préposition) + table (meuble)

Examples of dessous-de-table in a sentence

Refuser un dessous-de-table peut coûter un contrat.
Ils ont été victimes d'un dessous-de-table.
Le policier a dénoncé un dessous-de-table dans l'entreprise.

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English:bribe, ...
German:Schmiergeld, illegale Zahlung, ...
Italian:mazzetta, ...
Spanish:soborno, ...
Portuguese:luva, propina, ...
Chinese:贿赂, ...
Japanese:裏金, ...
Arabic:رشوة سرية, رشوة, ...
Hebrew:שׁוֹחַד, כֶּסֶף שָׁחוֹר, ...
Russian:взятка, ...
Ukrainian:хабар, вимагання хабара, ...
Catalan:pagament en negre, mordida, ...
Danish:bestikkelse, ...
Dutch:omkoping, onder-de-tafel-geld, ...
Greek:μαύρο χρήμα, μίζα, ...
Hungarian:kenőpénz, zsarolási pénz, ...
Khmer:ប្រាក់សូក, ប្រាក់សូកប៉ាន់, ...
Korean:뇌물, 뒷돈, ...
Polish:łapówka, korupcja, ...
Portuguese (BR):propina, dinheiro por fora, ...
Romanian:șpagă, ...
Swedish:muta, smörjpengar, ...
Thai:เงินใต้โต๊ะ, สินบนใต้โต๊ะ, ...
Turkish:rüşvet, el altından verilen para, ...
Vietnamese:tiền hối lộ ngầm, tiền hối lộ, ...

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