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buy [sb.] off, buy off [sb.] corrompere, comprare [person, witness]* * *vt + adv(fam: bribe) comprare* * *buy [sb.] off, buy off [sb.] corrompere, comprare [person, witness] -
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buy [somebody] off, buy off [somebody] acheter [person, witness] -
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buy off/over подкупить кого-либоShe was not able to buy him over.
His sister threatened to tell the police, so he had to buy her over.
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1. IIIbuy off smb. /smb. off/ you can't buy him off ты не сможешь or него откупиться2. XXI1buy off smb. /smb. off/ by smth. buy smb. off by bribery откупиться от кого-л. взяткой -
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to bribe, to pay someone in order not to do something откупиться, дать взятку, чтобы не делали что-тоHe tried to buy off a journalist who was going to expose his illegal activity.
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phrvt infmlIf you're trying to buy me off, I'm afraid you've come to the wrong person — Если ты хочешь от меня откупиться, то ты обратился не по адресу
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разг. откупаться His sister threatened to tell the police, so he had to buy her off. ≈ Его сестра пригрозила, что донесет в полицию, так что ему пришлось откупаться от нее. Syn: buy over давать отступного;
откупаться (обыкн. от конкурента, претендента, шантажиста) откупаться (от военной службы и т. п.) -
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фраз. гл.; разг.; = buy over откупаться от (кого-л.)His sister threatened to tell the police, so he had to buy her off. — Его сестра пригрозила, что донесёт в полицию, так что ему пришлось откупаться от неё.
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1. phr v давать отступного; откупаться2. phr v откупатьсяСинонимический ряд:influence (verb) bribe; buy; corrupt; entice; fix; grease; have; influence; pervert; sop; square; tamper with -
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подкупать: — This guy got a go at buying off our police.— Этот тип опять старается подкупить наших полицейских,— жалуется комиссар Ле Пешен сержанту.English-Russian slang from the book M. Goldenkova "Caution, hot dog" > buy off
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(американизм) приобретение прав на продукцию или услуги( американизм) лицо, услуги которого полностью оплачены -
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[ʹbaıʹɒf] phr v1. давать отступного; откупаться (обыкн. от конкурента, претендента, шантажиста)2. откупаться (от военной службы и т. п.) -
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['baɪ'ɒf]1) Общая лексика: давать отступного, откупаться, откупиться, приобретение прав, откупаться (обыкн. от конкурента, претендента, шантажиста), откупаться (от военной службы и т.п.), подкупить2) Экономика: откупиться (от кого-л.)
См. также в других словарях:
buy off — index suborn Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
buy off — verb pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor • Syn: ↑pay off • Topics: ↑crime, ↑offense, ↑criminal offense, ↑criminal offence, ↑offence, ↑law breaking … Useful english dictionary
buy off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms buy off : present tense I/you/we/they buy off he/she/it buys off present participle buying off past tense bought off past participle bought off informal 1) same as buy I, 2) Efforts to buy her off have failed … English dictionary
buy off — PHRASAL VERB (disapproval) If you say that a person or organization buys off another person or group, you are criticizing the fact that they are giving them something such as money so that they will not complain or cause trouble. [V P n (not… … English dictionary
To buy off — Buy Buy (b[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bought} (b[add]t); p. pr. & vb. n. {Buying} (b[imac] [i^]ng).] [OE. buggen, buggen, bien, AS. bycgan, akin to OS. buggean, Goth. bugjan.] 1. To acquire the ownership of (property) by giving an accepted… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
buy off — Synonyms and related words: approach, bribe, buy, buy back, buy in, buy into, buy on credit, buy up, complete a purchase, corner, corrupt, engross, fix, get at, get to, grease, grease the palm, have, lubricate, make a buy, monopolize, pay off,… … Moby Thesaurus
buy off — {v.} To turn from duty or purpose by a gift. * /When the police threatened to stop the gambling business, the owner bought them off./ * /The Indians were going to burn the cabins, but the men bought them off with gifts./ Compare: PAY OFF … Dictionary of American idioms
buy off — {v.} To turn from duty or purpose by a gift. * /When the police threatened to stop the gambling business, the owner bought them off./ * /The Indians were going to burn the cabins, but the men bought them off with gifts./ Compare: PAY OFF … Dictionary of American idioms
buy\ off — v To turn from duty or purpose by a gift. When the police threatened to stop the gambling business, the owner bought them off. The Indians were going to burn the cabins, but the men bought them off with gifts. Compare: pay off … Словарь американских идиом
buy off — verb to pay off, convince to refrain etc. by corrupt payment or other service … Wiktionary
buy off — transitive verb Date: 1629 1. to induce to refrain (as from prosecution) by a payment or other consideration 2. to free (as from military service) by payment … New Collegiate Dictionary