nobble
US /ˈnɑːb.əl/
UK /ˈnɑːb.əl/
1.
subornar, influenciar, manipular
to try to influence or manipulate someone, especially a witness or juror, by bribery or threats
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The defense team was accused of trying to nobble the jury.
A equipe de defesa foi acusada de tentar subornar o júri.
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He was caught trying to nobble a witness.
Ele foi pego tentando subornar uma testemunha.
2.
sabotar (cavalo de corrida), prejudicar
to injure a racehorse so that it cannot win a race
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Someone tried to nobble the favorite before the big race.
Alguém tentou sabotar o favorito antes da grande corrida.
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The trainer discovered that one of his horses had been nobbled.
O treinador descobriu que um de seus cavalos havia sido sabotado.