Blackmail en français : traduction et définition

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Traduction et définition

to blackmail (someone): faire du chantage (à qq'un) verb
That's blackmail!: C'est du chantage ! idiom

Exemples

  • "Hello, good evening, and welcome to BLACKMAIL!"
  • "In the following chapters, you will discover shocking accusations and fabrications about Bruno, including: blackmail, adultery, Swedish au pairs, cross dressing, high-stakes scuba diving, and even illegal chicken fights."
  • "Always scheming and plotting against people, stealing monkeys, writing ransom notes, blackmailing all the time."
  • "Just in case you were wondering, there is a word for what I am doing: it's called blackmail."
  • "Drug dealing? Blackmail?"
Exercice 1
Fill in the blanks below with the following terms. Not all the terms are used, and none are used more than once. Remember to conjugate the verbs appropriately.

peace | to plot | to blackmail | country | to kidnap | beach | to enjoy

Yesterday, Horatio was listening to the radio and heard some incredible news. Apparently, a group of teenagers were against the queen of England. They planned to infiltrate Buckingham Palace and take photographs of the queen and her young Latin lover Don Juan Amoroso. Next, the teenagers would fly to a different , perhaps Zimbabwe. Then they'd call the queen and her, saying that either the queen had to pay them 8 million pounds or they would send the photographs to the British newspapers! Then the teenagers would live the rest of their lives on a sunny drinking piña coladas and surfing every day.
Fill in the blanks below with the following terms. Not all the terms are used, and none are used more than once. Remember to conjugate the verbs appropriately.

peace | to plot | to blackmail | country | to kidnap | beach | to enjoy

Yesterday, Horatio was listening to the radio and heard some incredible news. Apparently, a group of teenagers were plotting 1 against the queen of England. They planned to infiltrate Buckingham Palace and take photographs of the queen and her young Latin lover Don Juan Amoroso. Next, the teenagers would fly to a different country 2, perhaps Zimbabwe. Then they'd call the queen and blackmail 3 her, saying that either the queen had to pay them 8 million pounds or they would send the photographs to the British newspapers! Then the teenagers would live the rest of their lives on a sunny beach 4 drinking piña coladas and surfing every day.
1 plotting: "To plot (against someone)" is to conspire against them, or to plan something with a hostile purpose. In Dr. Badguy's conversation with Bruno, Badguy confesses that he is tired of "plotting and scheming" against people, meaning that he is tired of conspiring against them. Note that as a noun "a plot" can also describe a piece of land, or a type of story or scenario like one in a book or film. The "ING" form of the verb should be used here to create the past progressive tense (they were plotting).
2 country: Zimbabwe is a different "country", and the destination of the teenagers once they have taken the photographs.
3 blackmail: "To blackmail (someone)" is to extort money from them by using compromising or secret information which puts the victim in a compromising position. In his conversation with Bruno, Badguy tells him that he is tired of "blackmailing all the time". In this exercise, the teenagers plan to blackmail the queen by publishing controversial photos of the queen and her young Latin lover.
4 beach: A "beach" refers to the shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.
Exercice 2
Which of the following scenarios is/are (an) example(s) of blackmail?

There may be more than one correct answer!
Which of the following scenarios is/are (an) example(s) of blackmail?

There may be more than one correct answer!
Blackmail generally involves the threat of exposing compromising or embarrassing information. In this scenario, Bruno isn't threatening Warbuckle with this type of exposure. This is a good example of strong negotiating, but not of blackmail.
This scenario is an example of blackmail, similar to the threat made by Polly in this email. Blackmail is the extortion of one person by another which generally involves the possibility of public exposure unless certain demands (monetary or other) are met. Note that this is also a good example of sexual harassment!
This scenario is an example of blackmail, similar to the threat made by Polly in this email. "Blackmail" is the extortion of one person by another which generally involves the possibility of public exposure unless certain demands are met. When Polly threatens to tell people about Philip's appointment with Dr. Donna, she uses the threat of exposing embarrassing information as leverage over Philip in case he decides to do anything mean to her. To "threaten (somebody)" is to menace them.
Blackmail generally involves the threat of exposing compromising or embarrassing information. It is quite normal for certain forms and paperwork to be filled out before a candidate to be considered for a position.
Exercice 3
Shopkeeper: So what's your ? Kidnapping? Drug dealing? ?
Brian: Industrial espionage. The company I work for a lot of spies.
Shopkeeper: So what's your line of work ? Kidnapping? Drug dealing? Blackmail ?
Brian: Industrial espionage. The company I work for attracts a lot of spies.
Exercice 4
Select the most appropriate response from Commissioner Gorgon given the purpose and nature of Bruno's letter.
Select the most appropriate response from Commissioner Gorgon given the purpose and nature of Bruno's letter.
This reply doesn't make sense given the nature of Bruno's letter. Bruno's letter doesn't suggest or involve "blackmail", (extortion or coercion under the threat of violence, exposure, intimidation, etc) in any way. Bruno does suggest compensating Commissioner Gorgon in some way for his help in this matter, which can be considered "corrupt", however there are neither threats of blackmail nor extortion within Bruno's letter.
This reply doesn't make sense given the nature of Bruno's letter. Bruno has not requested that his employees be "punished to the full extent of the law", but rather the opposite, that they be given a lighter sentence. "(To punish someone) to the full extent of the law" is to give them the maximum penalty or punishment permissible by law.
This reply doesn't make sense given the nature of Bruno's letter. Bruno has given Commissioner Gorgon no "instructions" at all, and he never requested that his employees be sentenced to prison. In fact, the purpose of his letter was to solicit the commissioner's aid in "avoiding a jail sentence". Lastly, Bruno never explicitly asked for his employees to be preyed upon sexually by inmates or prison guards, though I think we can read between the lines, can't we?
This is the best choice here. Given the nature of Bruno's request that his employees Jean and Kevin be given special treatment, this response makes the most sense for Commissioner Gorgon's reply. Gorgon makes reference to Bruno's offer to "contribute" to the police department, as well as addressing the main purpose of the letter, showing preferential treatment to Jean and Kevin.

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