grease

a thick, slippery liquid used for making things smooth and preventing them from moving against each other

grasa, aceite lubricante

Collocations grease a machine

• The mechanic applied grease to the moving parts of the engine.

  El mecánico aplicó grasa a las partes móviles del motor.

to give money or something valuable to someone in order to persuade them to do what you want, especially when this is dishonest or illegal

sobornar a alguien con algo

• grease sb's palm with sth

• He was caught greasing the palms of local officials.

  Fue sorprendido sobornando a funcionarios locales.

a thick liquid used for cooking food, especially meat or fish

grasa, aceite para cocinar

Collocations grease a pan

• Grease the frying pan before you start cooking.

  Llevar aceite al sartén antes de empezar a cocinar.

to have sex with someone, especially in an unpleasant way

tener relaciones sexuales con alguien (despectivo)

• He was caught greasing the local girls.

  Fue sorprendido teniendo relaciones sexuales con las chicas locales.

to make something happen by giving money or other valuable things to someone in authority, especially dishonestly

sobornar a alguien con algo (despectivo)

Collocations grease the wheels

• He greased the wheels to get a job.

  Sobornó para conseguir un trabajo.

to make something happen by giving money or other valuable things to someone in authority, especially dishonestly

sobornar a alguien con algo (despectivo)

Collocations grease the palms

• He greased the palms to get a job.

  Sobornó para conseguir un trabajo.

to make something happen by giving money or other valuable things to someone in authority, especially dishonestly

sobornar a alguien con algo (despectivo)

Collocations grease the palms

• He greased the palms to get a job.

  Sobornó para conseguir un trabajo.

to make something happen by giving money or other valuable things to someone in authority, especially dishonestly

sobornar a alguien con algo (despectivo)

Collocations grease the palms

• He greased the palms to get a job.

  Sobornó para conseguir un trabajo.