← Back to Fala2Me
cohecho
[ko-ˈe-tʃo]
noun
masculine
pl: cohechos
suborno
1.
The act of bribing a public official or person in authority to perform or omit an act in the exercise of their duties
The businessman was accused of cohecho for offering money to the judge.
O empresário foi acusado de cohecho por oferecer dinheiro ao juiz.
2.
A bribe or payment given to someone in a position of power to influence their decision
Evidence of cohecho was found during the investigation.
Evidências de cohecho foram encontradas durante a investigação.
NYC Slang
payoff, kickback
Synonyms
suborno
soborno
corrupção
propina
Antonyms
integridade
honestidade
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
suborno
More commonly used term in Brazil
Portugal
suborno
Standard legal term in Portugal
Spain
cohecho
Original term from Spanish legal terminology
Related Idioms & Phrases
cometer un cohecho (to commit bribery)
acusación de cohecho (bribery charge)
Look up more words on Fala2Me
The free English-Portuguese dictionary with real Brazilian accents, NYC slang, conjugator and more
Open Fala2Me →