Sentence examples of "Schmiergeld" in German with translation "bribe"

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Er weigerte sich, das Schmiergeld anzunehmen. He refused to take the bribe.

Er bestritt, das Schmiergeld genommen zu haben. He denied that he had accepted the bribe.

Es war sehr vernünftig von ihm, das Schmiergeld abzulehnen. It was very sensible of him to reject the bribe.

Die Polizei sollte keine Schmiergelder nehmen. Police shouldn't take bribes.

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