bribe
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bribe(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (payment)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The official was charged with accepting bribes from drug dealers.El oficial fue acusado de aceptar sobornos de narcotraficantes.
b. la coima (F) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
I got caught by a policeman when I jumped the lights, and had to offer him a bribe to let me go.Me agarró un policía cuando me pasé el semáforo y tuve que ofrecerle una coima para que me dejara ir.
c. la mordida (F) (Central America) (Mexico)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
The foreigners have to pay large bribes to the authorities to get their applications processed.Los extranjeros tienen que pagar grandes mordidas a las autoridades para que den curso a sus solicitudes.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
2. (to buy off)
He's bribing voters with promises he can't keep.Está sobornando al electorado con promesas que no puede cumplir.
b. comprar (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
The witness had been bribed by police to give false evidence.La policía había comprado al testigo para que prestara una declaración falsa.
c. coimear (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
She bribed her little brother to keep quiet about it.Coimeó a su hermanito para que no hablara del asunto.
d. morder (Central America) (Mexico)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
Players were bribed to fix games.A los jugadores se los mordía para arreglar los partidos.
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