grease payments

Spanish translation: Incentivo Económico

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English term or phrase:Grese Payment
Spanish translation:Incentivo Económico

04:36 Dec 13, 2000
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Law/Patents
English term or phrase: grease payments
Payments to Foreign Officials: Grease payments are made to expedite or secure the performance of routine governmental action permitted under certain curcumstances, but the policy prohibits even these type of payments.
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Soborno, unto, engrase, incentivo, cohecho
Explanation:
Hello. It's a sometimes legal bribe but quite widespread. In Spanish: "soborno", or "unto" or even "engrase" I heard a few times (colloquial the latter pair. Of course who does it would call it "incentivo (económico)", so it depends on how you look at it really. In judicial terms you'll call it "cohecho" (when a lawyer, judge,..., is bribed). But "soborno" may be the safest bet. Good luck :)
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naSoborno, unto, engrase, incentivo, cohecho
Paul Roige (X)
namordida?
ZoeZoe
naPagos de engrase
Leonardo Lamarche (X)


  

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1 hr
Soborno, unto, engrase, incentivo, cohecho


Explanation:
Hello. It's a sometimes legal bribe but quite widespread. In Spanish: "soborno", or "unto" or even "engrase" I heard a few times (colloquial the latter pair. Of course who does it would call it "incentivo (económico)", so it depends on how you look at it really. In judicial terms you'll call it "cohecho" (when a lawyer, judge,..., is bribed). But "soborno" may be the safest bet. Good luck :)


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Paul Roige (X)
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Local time: 22:07
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan
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8 hrs
mordida?


Explanation:
En México, tristemente, a veces se pagan 'mordidas' para agilizar trámites gubernamentales, pero esto es completamente ilegal (aunque extendido).

Si estamos hablando de algo legal supongo que cada dependencia inventa un nombre 'oficial', algo así como 'cuota especial por servicio urgente', 'cuota por agilización de trámite', etc. No conozco un nombre genérico para ese tipo de pagos que no quedan fuera de la ley.


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12 hrs
Pagos de engrase


Explanation:
Depends on target country. In Mexico it might be mascada. En español general podría utilizarse pagos por gestoría, comisiones, o pagos para "agilizar" (trámites,permisos, etc.). Espero sea de alguna ayuda.

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