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1 bakchich
bakchich [bak∫i∫]masculine noun* * *bakchich○ nm backhander GB, bribe.[bakʃiʃ] nom masculin(familier) [pourboire] tip -
2 pot-de-vin
pot-de-vin (plural pots-de-vin) [pod(ə)vɛ̃]masculine noun* * *pl pots-de-vin podvɛ̃ nom masculin bribe, backhander (colloq) GB* * *pod(ə)vɛ̃pots-de-vin pl nm* * *[podvɛ̃] ( pluriel pots-de-vin) nom masculinverser des pots-de-vin à quelqu'un to grease somebody's palm, to bribe somebody -
3 dessous-de-table
dessous-de-table [d(ə)sud(ə)tabl]invariable masculine noun* * *d(ə)sudtablnom masculin invariable ( entre particuliers) under-the-counter payment; ( pot-de-vin) bribe, backhander (colloq) GB* * *d(ə)sud(ə)tabl nm(= argent) bribe* * *dessous-de-table nm inv ( entre particuliers) under-the-counter payment; ( pot-de-vin) bribe, backhander○ GB; recevoir des dessous-de-table de qn to be bribed by sb. -
4 enveloppe
c black enveloppe [ɑ̃v(ə)lɔp]feminine nouna. ( = pli postal) envelope• sous enveloppe [envoyer] under coverc black b. ( = somme d'argent) sum of money ; ( = crédits) budget━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✎ Le mot anglais s'écrit avec un seul p.* * *ɑ̃vlɔp1) ( de lettre) envelope2) ( emballage) wrapping; ( gaine) sheath; ( tégument) husk; ( cosse) pod; ( d'organe) membrane; ( peau) skin; (coquille, carapace) shellenveloppe charnelle or mortelle — mortal coil
3) ( budget) budget4) ( gratification) bonus; ( indemnité de départ) golden handshake; ( pot-de-vin) bribe* * *ɑ̃v(ə)lɔp nf1) [lettre] envelope2) (enveloppe budgétaire) budget3) TECHNIQUE casing4) (= partie extérieure) outer layer* * *enveloppe nf1 ( de lettre) envelope; sous enveloppe in an envelope; enveloppe timbrée pour la réponse stamped self-addressed envelope;2 ( emballage) wrapping; ( gaine) sheath; ( revêtement) ( souple) cover; ( rigide) casing; Bot ( tégument) husk; ( cosse) pod; Anat ( d'organe) membrane; ( peau) skin; Zool (coquille, carapace) shell; enveloppe charnelle or mortelle mortal coil;3 ( extérieur) exterior; sous une enveloppe rude/de cynisme beneath a rough/cynical exterior;4 ( budget) budget; l'enveloppe de la défense the defenceGB budget;5 ( commission) commission; ( gratification) bonus; ( indemnité de départ) golden handshake; ( pot-de-vin) bribe;6 Math envelope.enveloppe autocollante self-seal envelope; enveloppe par avion Postes airmail envelope; enveloppe budgétaire Écon budget; enveloppe électronique Phys electron cloud; enveloppe à fenêtre window envelope; enveloppe financière globale Écon overall budget; enveloppe gommée gummed envelope; enveloppe matelassée padded envelope; enveloppe de pneu Aut tyre GB ou tire US casing; enveloppe premier jour Postes first day cover; enveloppe de réexpédition Postes envelope provided by the Post Office for forwarding mail.[ɑ̃vlɔp] nom féminin1. [pour lettre] envelopeenveloppe matelassée ou rembourrée padded envelope, Jiffy bag®2. BOTANIQUE [membrane] covering membrane[cosse] husk3. [revêtement - d'un pneu] cover, casing ; [ - d'un tuyau] lagging (substantif non comptable), jacket[don illégal] bribe[crédits] budgetil a touché une enveloppe [pot-de-vin] he got a backhandersous enveloppe locution adverbialemettre/envoyer sous enveloppe to put/to send in an envelopeenvoyer un magazine sous enveloppe [pour le dissimuler] to send a magazine under plain cover -
5 bakshich
n. m.1. 'Backhander', bribe. Il a toujours eu sa petite caisse à bakshich pour le tirer d'affaire: He's always had the possibility of dipping into the old slush-fund kitty to steer clear of trouble.2. (Waiters' slang): 'Tip', gratuity. -
6 baston
n. m.1. 'Backhander', slap. Envoyer un baston: To give someone a belt round the ear-hole.2. Punch-up, brawl, fight. -
7 dessous
n. m.1. Prostitute's 'fancy man'.2. Pimp's second woman. (In an already strange one-to-one, and one-to-many relationship, the pimp's hold over his prostitute is originally based on a kind of faithfulness; often to double his income the small-time pimp will have two women working for him, each believing that she is the only one, both in fact being un dessous.)3. Dessous de table: 'Backhander', 'kick-back', unauthorized payment.4. Etre dans le trente-sixième dessous: To be 'down in the dumps', to feel like ending it all, to have no taste for life. -
8 enveloppe
n. f. La petite enveloppe (joc. & iron.): 'Backhander', inducive payment from 'slush funds'.
См. также в других словарях:
backhander — back‧hand‧er [ˈbækhændə ǁ ər] noun [countable] informal an amount of money or something valuable that someone gives you to persuade you to help them or do something dishonest for them; = BRIBE: • A former Ministry of Defence worker has been found … Financial and business terms
Backhander — Back hand er, n. A backhanded blow. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
backhander — ► NOUN 1) a backhand stroke or blow. 2) Brit. informal a bribe … English terms dictionary
backhander — [bak′han΄dər] n. [Brit. Informal] Brit. Informal 1. an uncomplimentary remark 2. BRIBE (n. 1) … English World dictionary
backhander — UK [ˈbækˌhændə(r)] / US [ˈbækˌhændər] noun [countable] Word forms backhander : singular backhander plural backhanders British informal 1) money that you pay secretly to someone to make them do what you want 2) the action of hitting someone with… … English dictionary
backhander — /ˈbækhændə / (say bakhanduh) noun 1. a backhanded blow or stroke: *Donnelly unleashed a backhander that slammed his wife against the sink. –joan m. bean, 1983. 2. Colloquial an indirectly insulting remark. 3. Colloquial a bribe: she slipped the… …
backhander — n. a backhand slap in the face. □ Then she gave me a powerful backhander without even looking to see who I was. □ Yes, officer, a perfectly strange woman came up and clobbered me with a backhander that loosened a tooth … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Backhander — bribe: He slipped the witness a backhander ; blow to the face with the back of the hand … Dictionary of Australian slang
backhander — Australian Slang bribe: He slipped the witness a backhander ; blow to the face with the back of the hand … English dialects glossary
backhander — [[t]bæ̱khændə(r)[/t]] backhanders also back hander N COUNT A backhander is an amount of money that is illegally paid to someone in a position of authority in order to encourage them to do something. [BRIT, INFORMAL] Syn: bribe … English dictionary
backhander — a bribe Literally, a blow with the back of the hand. The giver of the bribe figuratively rotates his palm to conceal the passing of the money: Last year, a special adviser alleged in a video recording that Mr Chirac had sanctioned and… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
