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1 venal
ve.nal[v'i:nəl] adj 1 venal, mercenário. 2 que se vende, corrupto, subornável. -
2 prostitute
['prostitju:t](a person who has sexual intercourse for payment.) prostituta* * *pros.ti.tute[pr'ɔstitju:t] n 1 prostituta, meretriz. 2 pessoa venal. • vt 1 prostituir. 2 aviltar, degradar, desonrar. 3 prostituir-se. • adj 1 prostituído. 2 venal, corrupto. -
3 corrupt
1. verb(to make or become evil or bad: He was corrupted by the bad influence of two friends.) corromper2. adjective1) (bad or evil: The government is corrupt.) corrupto2) (impure: a corrupt form of English.) adulterado•- corruptibility
- corruption* * *cor.rupt[kər'∧pt] vt+vi 1 corromper(-se), perverter(-se), depravar(-se). 2 subornar, peitar. 3 adulterar, alterar, deturpar. 4 estragar-se, apodrecer. • adj 1 corrupto, depravado, pervertido. 2 desonesto, venal. 3 alterado, adulterado, deturpado. 4 estragado, podre, pútrido. -
4 corruptible
adjective corrompível* * *cor.rupt.i.ble[kər'∧ptəbəl] adj 1 corruptível, venal. 2 perecível, mortal. -
5 corruptly
cor.rupt.ly[kər'∧ptli] adv 1 corruptamente. 2 de modo venal. -
6 mercenary
['mə:sinəri] 1. adjective(too strongly influenced by desire for money: a mercenary attitude.) mercenário2. noun(a soldier from one country who hires his services to another country: Mercenaries are fighting in Africa.) mercenário* * *mer.ce.nar.y[m'ə:sinəri] n mercenário. • adj 1 mercenário, interesseiro. 2 venal. -
7 purchasable
pur.chas.a.ble[p'ə:tʃəsəbəl] adj 1 comprável, adquirível. 2 compradiço, venal, corruto.
См. также в других словарях:
vénal — vénal … Dictionnaire des rimes
vénal — vénal, ale, aux [ venal, o ] adj. • XIIe; lat. venalis, de venum « vente » 1 ♦ Qui se laisse acheter au mépris de la morale. ⇒ cupide. Un homme vénal, qui n agit que par intérêt. « je ne suis pas une femme mauvaise, ni vénale, ni intéressée »… … Encyclopédie Universelle
venal — VENÁL, Ă, venali, e, adj. (livr.) Care este lipsit de scrupule, care face orice lucru (reprobabil) pentru bani. – Din fr. vénal, lat. venalis. Trimis de cornel, 04.03.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 VENÁL adj. v. coruptibil. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007.… … Dicționar Român
Venal — Ve nal, a. [L. venalis, from venus sale; akin to Gr. w^nos price, Skr. vasna: cf. F. v[ e]nal.] Capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration; made matter of trade or barter; held for sale; salable; mercenary;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vénal — vénal, ale (vé nal, na l ) adj. 1° Qui se vend, qui peut se vendre, en parlant de charges, d offices. Les charges de notaire, d avoué, de commissaire priseur, etc. sont vénales. Les offices vénaux étaient ceux de justice et de finance, les… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
venal — [vē′nəl] adj. [L venalis, salable, for sale < * venus, sale < IE * wesno , price > Sans vasná , price, payment, Gr ōnos, price] 1. Now Rare capable of being obtained for a price [venal services] 2. that can readily be bribed or corrupted … English World dictionary
venal — Venal, [vena]le. adj. Qui se vend, qui se peut vendre. Il ne se dit guere dans le propre que des charges & des emplois qui s acheptent a prix d argent. Office venal, charge venale. c est un pays où les plus grandes dignitez de l Estat sont… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Venal — Ve nal (v[=e] nal), a. [L. vena a vein.] Of or pertaining to veins; venous; as, venal blood. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
venal — 1650s, offered for sale, capable of being obtained for a price, from Fr. vénal, from L. venalis that is for sale, from venum (nom. *venus) for sale, from PIE root *wes to buy, sell (Cf. Skt. vasnah purchase money, vasnam reward, vasnayati … Etymology dictionary
venal — adj. 2 g. 1. Que se vende; que se pode vender. 2. [Figurado] Que se deixa corromper ou peitar por dinheiro. 3. [Anatomia] Venoso. 4. valor venal: valor normal de um gênero no mercado … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
venal — venal, venial These two unrelated words are sometimes confused, chiefly because they are close in form but perhaps also because their meanings both have to do with forms of transgression. Venal means ‘able to be bribed, corrupt’ (from Latin venum … Modern English usage
