First Jacob had bribed Esau, his elder twin, into selling his birthright.
Jacob avait tout d’abord soudoyé Esaü, son jumeau aîné, pour qu’il lui vende son droit d’aînesse.
It was evident that they had bribed the disciple to betray his Master.
On voyait clairement qu'ils avaient corrompu le disciple pour qu'il trahit son Maître.
On the other side of the border, they had bribed the Democratic Republic of the Congo officials;
De l'autre côté de la frontière, ils avaient soudoyé les fonctionnaires de la République démocratique du Congo ;
The complainant suspects that his sister had paid money to Nuhuman and that the latter had bribed the guards in front of his hospital room.
Le requérant soupçonne que sa sœur avait donné de l'argent à Nuhuman et que celui-ci avait « acheté » les gardiens qui étaient postés devant sa chambre d'hôpital.
The dealers had bribed the police to turn a blind eye.
Les trafiquants avaient soudoyé la police pour qu'elle ferme les yeux.
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