bribe

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbraɪb/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/braɪb/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(brīb)

Inflections of 'bribe' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
bribes
v 3rd person singular
bribing
v pres p
bribed
v past
bribed
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
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.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
pay [sb] a bribe v expr(persuade [sb] with money, etc.)sobornar⇒ vtr
 I wonder if that cop will let me off without a ticket if I pay him a bribe?
 Me pregunto si ese policía me dejará ir sin una multa si lo soborno.
 (AmL, coloquial)dar una mordida loc verb
 Me pregunto si ese policía me dejará ir sin una multa si le doy una mordida.
 (CL, AR, coloquial)coimear⇒ vtr
  dar una coima loc verb
 Me pregunto si ese policía me dejará ir sin una multa si lo coimeo.
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'bribe' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
backhander - baksheesh - bung - buy - buy off - grease your palm - kick back - kickback - pay off - payoff - payola - suborn - sweetener - tea money
Spanish:
corromper - adornar - paga - sobornar - soborno - untar - aceitar - unto - comprar un favor - coimear - embute - cohechar - mojar - comprar - engrasar - mordida - coima

Collocations: [took, accepted] the bribe money, more...

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