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1 acceptance of financial bribes
Crim. acceptation de pots-de-vinEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > acceptance of financial bribes
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2 snatch
1 ( fragment) ( of conversation) bribe f ; (of poem, poet) quelques vers mpl ; (of concerto, composer) quelques mesures fpl ; ( of tune) quelques notes fpl ; I only caught a snatch of the conversation je n'ai entendu que des bribes de la conversation ; he remembers odd snatches of the song il ne se souvient que de quelques bribes de la chanson ;2 ( grab) to make a snatch at sth essayer d'attraper qch ;3 ( theft) vol m ; bag snatch vol à l'arraché ; £100,000 was stolen in a wages snatch 100 000 livres ont été volées lors de l'attaque d'un fourgon qui contenait la paie des salariés ;B vtr1 ( grab) attraper [book, key] ; saisir [opportunity] ; arracher [victory] ; prendre [lead] ; to snatch sth from sb arracher qch à qn ; she snatched the letter out of my hands elle m'a arraché la lettre des mains ; to be snatched from the jaws of death être arraché aux griffes de la mort ;2 ○ ( steal) piquer ○, voler [handbag, jewellery] (from à) ; kidnapper [baby] ; voler [kiss] (from à) ;3 ( take hurriedly) try to snatch a few hours' sleep essaie de dormir quelques heures ; have we got time to snatch a meal? a-t-on le temps de manger quelque chose en vitesse? ; we managed to snatch a week's holiday nous avons réussi à grapiller une semaine de vacances.■ snatch away:▶ snatch [sth] away arracher qch (from sb à qn).■ snatch up:▶ snatch up [sth] ramasser [qch] en vitesse [clothes, papers] ; saisir [child] ; to snatch up a bargain faire une affaire. -
3 snatch
snatch [snætʃ]∎ to snatch sth from sb arracher qch à qn;∎ to snatch sth from sb's hands arracher qch des mains de qn;∎ a boy on a motorbike snatched her bag un garçon en moto lui a arraché son sac;∎ his mother snatched him out of the path of the bus sa mère l'a attrapé par le bras pour l'empêcher d'être renversé par le bus∎ to snatch some sleep réussir à dormir un peu;∎ I snatched three hours' sleep j'ai fait un petit somme de trois heures;∎ I was only able to snatch a sandwich j'ai juste eu le temps d'avaler un sandwich;∎ to snatch a glance at sb lancer un coup d'œil furtif à qn∎ she had her bag snatched on lui a volé son sac(e) (in weightlifting) arracher∎ don't snatch! (to child → from hand) prends-le doucement!; (→ from plate) prends ton temps!3 noun∎ to make a snatch at sth essayer de saisir ou d'attraper qch;∎ figurative to make a snatch at victory essayer de s'emparer de la victoire∎ bag snatch vol m (de sac) à l'arraché;∎ to carry out a wages/jewellery snatch voler la paye/des bijoux□(c) (kidnapping) kidnapping m(d) (fragment → of conversation) fragment m, bribes fpl; (→ of song, music) fragment m, mesure f; (→ of poetry) fragment m, vers m;∎ she could only catch a few snatches of their conversation/the song elle ne put saisir que quelques bribes de leur conversation/quelques mesures de la chanson(e) (short period) courte période f;∎ to sleep in snatches dormir par intervalles ou de façon intermittente;∎ to work in snatches travailler par à-coups(f) (in weightlifting) arraché m►► British snatch squad = groupe de policiers chargé d'arrêter les meneurs (lors d'une manifestation)(try to grab) essayer de saisir ou d'attraper qch;∎ figurative to snatch at an opportunity saisir une occasion (au vol);∎ figurative she snatches at the slightest hope/opportunity elle s'accroche au moindre espoir/saute sur la moindre occasion(letter, plate etc) arracher, enlever d'un geste vif; (hope) ôter, enlever;∎ to snatch sth away from sb arracher qch à qn;∎ she snatched her hand away from the hot stove elle a vite enlevé sa main du fourneau brûlant;∎ victory was snatched away from them in the last minute la victoire leur a été soufflée à la dernière minuteramasser vite ou vivement ou d'un seul coup;∎ she snatched up her child elle a saisi ou empoigné son enfant -
4 piecemeal
au cas par cas; au coup par coup; par étapes; par bribesEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > piecemeal
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5 snippets of information
[Presse] bribes de renseignements/d'informationsEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > snippets of information
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6 crumb
crumb [krʌm]miette f* * *[krʌm]1) ( of food) miette f2) ( tiny amount)a crumb of — une bribe de [information, conversation]
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8 fragment
1. noun[organization, system] éclater━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ Lorsque fragment est un nom, l'accent tombe sur la première syllabe: ˈfrægmənt, lorsque c'est un verbe, sur la seconde: frægˈment.* * *1. ['frægmənt] 2. [fræg'ment]intransitive verb [party, system] se fractionner -
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smattering [ˈsmætərɪŋ]• he has a smattering of German/maths il a quelques notions d'allemand/en maths* * *['smætərɪŋ]noun notions fpl -
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snatch [snæt∫]1. noun( = small piece) fragment m[+ object, opportunity] saisir ; [+ sandwich, drink] avaler à la hâte ; ( = steal) voler ( from sb à qn) saisir ; ( = kidnap) enlever• to snatch some sleep/rest réussir à dormir/se reposer un peu► snatch away, snatch off separable transitive verb* * *[snætʃ] 1.1) ( fragment) ( of conversation) bribe f; (of poem, poet) quelques vers mpl; (of concerto, composer) quelques mesures fpl; ( of tune) quelques notes fpl2) ( grab)3) ( theft) vol m4) Sport ( in weightlifting) arraché m2.transitive verb1) ( grab) attraper [book, key]; saisir [opportunity]; arracher [victory]; prendre [lead]3) ( take hurriedly)3.to snatch at something — tendre vivement la main vers [rope, letter]
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12 bribe
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13 in any shape (or form)
(at all: I don't accept bribes in any shape or form.) sous quelque forme que ce soit -
14 in any shape (or form)
(at all: I don't accept bribes in any shape or form.) sous quelque forme que ce soit -
15 shame
[ʃeim] 1. noun1) ((often with at) an unpleasant feeling caused by awareness of guilt, fault, foolishness or failure: I was full of shame at my rudeness; He felt no shame at his behaviour.) honte2) (dishonour or disgrace: The news that he had accepted bribes brought shame on his whole family.) honte3) ((with a) a cause of disgrace or a matter for blame: It's a shame to treat a child so cruelly.) honte4) ((with a) a pity: What a shame that he didn't get the job!) dommage2. verb1) ((often with into) to force or persuade to do something by making ashamed: He was shamed into paying his share.) obliger (qqn à) en lui faisant honte2) (to cause to have a feeling of shame: His cowardice shamed his parents.) faire honte à•- shameful- shamefully - shamefulness - shameless - shamelessly - shamelessness - shamefaced - put to shame - to my - his shame -
16 bribe
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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A n (of rock, shell, music, manuscript) fragment m ; (of china, glass) morceau m ; ( of food) miette f ; fragments of conversation bribes fpl de conversation ; to break into fragments se briser en mille morceaux.C vi [party, system] se fractionner (into en). -
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19 offering
1 ( act of giving) offre f ; the offering of bribes is unethical l'offre de pots-de-vin est immorale ;2 ( gift) cadeau m ; I heard the band's latest offering yesterday iron, péj j'ai écouté le dernier album du groupe hier ; -
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smattering n notions fpl, rudiments mpl (of de) ; to have a smattering of Russian avoir quelques connaissances en russe ; to have a smattering of culture avoir quelques bribes de culture.
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