Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Schmiergeld
English translation:
bribe/backhander/
German term
Schmiergeld
| 3 +6 | bribe/backhander/ |
Frances Bryce
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KARIN ISBELL
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| 4 | Bribe money |
Roy Williams
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| 3 | Inducement |
Darren Moorby
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| 3 | corrupt payments |
Daniel Bird
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Feb 14, 2008 13:24: Roy Williams changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
PRO (3): Frances Bryce, Darren Moorby, Roy Williams
Non-PRO (1): Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
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Proposed translations
United Kingdom
Certified TRADOS translator
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, Russian to English
bribe/backhander/
'bribe' is quite neutral/formal
'backhander' is very common, although colloquial it is quite a standard term
There are also many other very informal/colloquial terms i.e. 'bung' that you would be unlikely to see written down
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Note added at 7 mins (2008-02-14 10:43:23 GMT)
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some other commonly heard (and even written in semi-formal context) would be 'kick-back' or 'to grease someone's palm'
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LP Schumacher
: Yes, I guess "bribe" would be the "official" one here
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Jonathan MacKerron
: bribes
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NicC
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Kcda
: Yes bribe. Bribe in the form of money.
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Matt Timm
: I like the variety of options provided.
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Etienne Muylle Wallace
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German to English excellence
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, Afrikaans to English, Dutch to English
Inducement
Austria
Bridging the communication gap!
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
Bribe money
In (country) nothing gets done without bribe money
corrupt payments
Good luck
DB
United States
Accurate and equivalent
Native in: English , German
Works in: English to German, German to English, Russian to English, and 1 more.
kick-back
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Johannes Gleim
: Genau, so was wurde mir mal in einer E-Mail aus Nigeria angeboten.
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Danke, Johannes!
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NicC
: another nice option; often used in the North American media
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Thank you, Johannes and NicC
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