WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| bribe n | ([sth] offered) | soborno nm |
| | (AmL) | mordida nf |
| | The mayor is suspected of offering a bribe to his assistant in order to cover up his wrongdoing. |
| | El alcalde es sospechoso de ofrecer un soborno a su ayudante para ocultar sus irregularidades. |
| bribe n | (lure) (figurado) | anzuelo nm |
| | | cebo nm |
| | | carnada nf |
| | The mother used candy as a bribe to make her son do his homework. |
| | La madre usó caramelos como anzuelo para que su hijo hiciese los deberes. |
| bribe [sb]⇒ vtr | (persuade [sb] with money, etc.) | sobornar a vtr + prep |
| | (figurado) | comprar a vtr + prep |
| | The chief of police bribed the deputy sheriff not to talk about what really happened. |
| | El jefe de policía sobornó al ayudante del sheriff para que no contase lo que había sucedido realmente. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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