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1 bribe
[braɪb] 1. nłapówka f2. vtto bribe sb to do sth — przekupić ( perf) kogoś, żeby coś zrobił
* * *1. noun(a gift offered to persuade a person to do something, usually dishonest: Policemen are not allowed to accept bribes.) łapówka2. verb(to give (someone) a bribe: He bribed the guards to let him out of prison.) przekupić- bribery -
2 pay off
1. vtdebt, creditor spłacać (spłacić perf); person ( before dismissing) dać (dawać perf) odprawę +dat; person ( bribe) przekupywać (przekupić perf)2. vito pay sth off in instalments — spłacać (spłacić perf) coś w ratach
* * *1) (to pay in full and discharge (workers) because they are no longer needed: Hundreds of steel-workers have been paid off.) odprawić, zwolnić z odprawą2) (to have good results: His hard work paid off.) opłacać się
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bribe — ▪ I. bribe bribe 1 [braɪb] noun [countable] LAW an amount of money or something valuable that someone gives you to persuade you to help them or do something dishonest for them: • US citizens are forbidden by law from offering bribes to officials… … Financial and business terms
bribe — bribe1 [braıb] v [T] 1.) to illegally give someone, especially a public official, money or a gift in order to persuade them to do something for you ▪ The only way we could get into the country was by bribing the border officials. bribe sb to do… … Dictionary of contemporary English
bribe — 1 verb (T) to pay money to someone to persuade them to help you, especially by doing something dishonest: bribe sb to do sth: We bribed the doorman to let us in. | bribe sb for sth: prisoners bribing guards with cigarettes 2 noun (C) an amount of … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
buy — buy1 W1S1 [baı] v past tense and past participle bought [bo:t US bo:t] [: Old English; Origin: bycgan] 1.) a) [I and T] to get something by paying money for it ≠ ↑sell ▪ Where did you buy that dress? ▪ Ricky showed her the painting he d bought… … Dictionary of contemporary English
finish — fin|ish1 W2S1 [ˈfınıʃ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(stop doing something)¦ 2¦(end)¦ 3¦(eat/drink)¦ 4¦(end something by doing something)¦ 5¦(race)¦ 6¦(take away somebody s strength)¦ 7¦(use all of something)¦ 8 put/add the finishing touches (to something)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
money — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big ▪ There is big money in golf for the top players. ▪ easy ▪ He started stealing as a way of making easy money. ▪ bonus … Collocations dictionary
open — 1 adjective NOT CLOSED 1 DOOR/CONTAINER not closed, so that you can go through, take things out, or put things in: an open window | I guess I did leave the door open. | I can t get this milk open. | wide open (=completely open): The door was wide … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
buy — 1 /baI/ verb past tense and past participle bought 1 a) (I, T) to get something by paying money for it: Where did you buy that dress? | buy sb sth: Let me buy you a drink. | buy sth for: Sally s buying new curtains for the bedroom. | buy sth from … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
offer — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 of help or sth that is needed ADJECTIVE ▪ generous, kind ▪ conditional, unconditional (both esp. BrE) ▪ The company has made a conditional offer. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
accept — verb 1 take/receive ADVERB ▪ eagerly, gladly, graciously, gratefully, willingly ▪ She graciously accepted my apology. ▪ reluctantly … Collocations dictionary
make (a) nonsense of something — make (a) ˈnonsense of sth idiom to reduce the value of sth by a lot; to make sth seem ridiculous • If people can bribe police officers, it makes a complete nonsense of the legal system. • The unemployment figures make nonsense of talk of an… … Useful english dictionary