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1 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. -
2 łapownictw|o
n sgt bribery; graft pot.- został oskarżony o łapownictwo he was accused of taking/accepting bribesThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > łapownictw|o
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3 accuse
1. IIIaccuse smb. I don't understand why he accuses his brother не понимаю, почему он обвиняет /винит/ своего брата2. IVaccuse smb. in some manner accuse smb. justly (unjustly, wrongly, falsely, openly, publicly, etc.) справедливо и т. д. обвинить /винить/ кого-л.3. XIbe accused of smth. be accused of theft (of forgery, of a serious offence, etc.) обвиниться в воровстве и т. д.; he was accused of murder его обвинили в убийстве; be accused of doing smth. be accused of being negligent (of lying, of stealing, etc.) обвиниться в халатности и т. д., he was accused of speeding его обвинили в превышении скорости (об автомобилисте); be accused as smb. he was accused as an accomplice его привлекли по обвинению в соучастии /как соучастника/4. XXI1accuse smb. of smth. accuse smb. of theft (of a crime, of a fraud, of cowardice, etc.) обвинять кого-л. в воровстве и т. д., предъявлять кому-л. обвинение в воровстве и т. д; accuse smb. of carelessness (of untruth /of a falsehood/, of thoughtlessness, of favouritism, etc.) обвинить /упрекать, укорять/ кого-л. в халатности и т. д. || accuse smb. to his face бросить обвинение кому-л. в лицо; accuse smb. behind his back обвинять кого-л. за глаза5. XXIIaccuse smb. of doing smth. accuse smb. of breaking the law (of stealing, of taking bribes, of being a spy, etc.) обвинить кого-л. /предъявлять кому-л. обвинение/ в нарушении закона /в том, что он нарушил закон/ и т.д.; accuse smb. of telling lies (of being rude, of having neglected one's duties, etc.) обвинить /упрекать, укорять/ кого-л. во лжи /в том, что он солгал/ и т. д.6. XXIV1accuse smb. as smb. accuse smb. as a thief (as a murderer, etc.) обвинять кого-л. в воровстве и т. д.
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