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A n pot-de-vin m ; to offer sb a bribe to do sth proposer un pot-de-vin à qn pour qu'il/elle fasse qch ; to give sb a bribe graisser la patte ○ à qn ; to offer/accept a bribe offrir/accepter un pot-de-vin ; he was accused of taking bribes il a été accusé de corruption.B vtr1 ( large-scale) soudoyer [police, person in authority] (with avec ; to do de faire) ; suborner [witness] (to do de faire) ; acheter [voter] ;2 ( small-scale) graisser la patte à ○ [official] (to do pour faire) ; to bribe one's way into somewhere/past sb graisser la patte à qn pour entrer quelque part/pour passer qn.
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