Was heißt »Be­ste­chung« auf Englisch?

Das Substantiv Be­ste­chung lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

  • bribery
  • corruption
  • bribe

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Die Bestechung kam an´s Licht.

The bribery came to light.

Sympathie ist für mich die einzige Form der Bestechung.

Sympathy, for me, is the only form of bribery.

Sie wurde der Bestechung angeklagt.

She was accused of bribery.

Der Beamte wurde verdächtigt, von den Baufirmen Bestechung angenommen zu haben.

The official was suspected of accepting bribes from the construction companies.

Sie überredete ihn, sich auf die Bestechung einzulassen.

She talked him into accepting the bribe.

Dass er das Geschenk annahm, wurde als Bestechung ausgelegt.

His acceptance of the present was regarded as bribery.

Synonyme

Vor­teils­nah­me:
illegal acceptance of an advantage

Englische Beispielsätze

  • Remember that I'm not for sale, never! I despise such attempts at corruption – especially when the amount offered is so small.

  • What is understood as corruption in Algeria?

  • Let's talk about corruption in Algeria.

  • I tried to bribe Tom.

  • Lobbying is the little brother of corruption.

  • This oil company was involved in a massive oil corruption scandal.

  • This politician resigned after being linked to a corruption scandal.

  • Tom refused to take the bribe.

  • Police corruption is a serious problem in this country.

  • Are you attempting to bribe me?

  • Never accept a gift intended as a bribe!

  • The police officer accepted a bribe.

  • Tom declared war on the corruption in his country.

  • Did Tom bribe Mary?

  • I can't believe you're trying to bribe me.

  • The government's anti-corruption tsar resigned yesterday following allegations of bribery.

  • Tom denied that he had accepted the bribe.

  • Power brings corruption.

  • You can't bribe that judge.

  • They attempted in vain to bribe the witness.

Be­ste­chung übersetzt in weiteren Sprachen:

Quellen:
  1. [Übersetzungen] Wiktionary-Autoren: Bestechung. In: Wiktionary – Das freie Wörterbuch, 2023, [online] de.wiktionary.org, CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. [Thesaurus] OpenThesaurus-User: Bestechung. In: OpenThesaurus – Das freie Wörterbuch für Synonyme, 2023, [online] openthesaurus.de, CC BY-SA 4.0
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