Sentence examples of "bribes" in English

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The merchant bribed the politician. Il mercante ha corrotto il politico.
You can't bribe that judge. Non si riesce a corrompere quel giudice.
They bribed the witness into silence. Hanno corrotto il testimone per il silenzio.
They attempted in vain to bribe the witness. Hanno provato invano a corrompere il testimone.
The president of the company bribed the government minister. Il presidente della compagnia ha corrotto il ministro del governo.
Police shouldn't take bribes. La polizia non dovrebbe prendere tangenti.
He admitted he had taken bribes. Ammise di aver preso tangenti.
The politician was not ashamed of having taken bribes. Il politico non si vergognava di aver preso tangenti.
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