#63 🇺🇸 Bolton lawyers in talks about possible impeachment deposition Flashcards
Vocabulary review
someone whose profession is to provide people with legal advice and services
LAWYER
LAWYER
advogado
used for describing someone or something that had a particular job, title, status, etc. in the past, but not now
FORMER
FORMER
ex
the protection or the safety of a country’s secrets and its citizens
SECURITY
SECURITY
segurança (nacional)
someone whose job is to give advice on subjects they know a lot about, for example politics or financial matters (also: advisor)
ADVISER
ADVISER
assessor
discussions between important people from opposing sides designed to help them agree about an issue
TALKS
TALKS (n.)
negociações
the larger and less powerful part of the U.S. Congress (the national legislature in the U.S.)
HOUSE / THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE / THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Câmara
an official examination of a crime, accident, problem, etc., in order to get information or the truth
INQUIRY
INQUIRY
investigação, inquérito
the giving of sworn evidence
DEPOSITION
DEPOSITION
depoimento
someone who provides information for a reporter
SOURCE
SOURCE
fonte
the quantity of something that you can hold in your hand
HANDFUL
HANDFUL
punhado
happening or existing now
CURRENT
CURRENT (adj.)
atual, corrente
the government of a country
ADMINISTRATION
ADMINISTRATION
governo
the business activities or the general relationship that you have with another person or organization
DEALINGS
DEALINGS
relacionamento, comportamento, interações
- information collected about the secret plans and activities of a foreign government, enemy, etc.; 2. a government organization that collects information about the secret plans and activities of a foreign government, enemy, etc.
INTELLIGENCE
INTELLIGENCE
- informações sigilosas, informações confidenciais, informações secretas; 2. serviço secreto, serviço de informações
the job of checking that a process or system is working well
OVERSIGHT
OVERSIGHT
supervisão
matters having to do with international relations and with the interests of the home country in foreign countries
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
relações exteriores
someone who sees a crime, accident, or other event happen
WITNESS
WITNESS (n.)
testemunha
with no one else present
IN PRIVATE
IN PRIVATE
em particular
to make a statement about something that you saw, know, or experienced, usually in a court of law
TESTIFY
TESTIFY
depor
a politician whose job is to help to make the laws of a country or state
LAWMAKER
LAWMAKER
legislador, parlamentar
behavior that is illegal or not moral
WRONGDOING
WRONGDOING
ato ilícito, infração; violação da lei
a lawyer, especially one who represents people in court
ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY
advogado
(informal) discover and reveal damaging information about someone
DIG UP DIRT
DIG UP DIRT
descobrir podre
if something blows up, or if someone blows something up, it explodes and is destroyed
BLOW UP
BLOW UP
explodir
a person or thing that behaves in an aberrant or unpredictable way, typically with damaging or dangerous effects
ROGUE
ROGUE
desonesto, fraudulento
to do something that you have said you will do or that you have been told to do
CARRY OUT
CARRY OUT
realizar
a senior official who lives in a foreign country and represents his or her own country there. An ambassador is responsible for an office called an embassy
AMBASSADOR
AMBASSADOR
embaixador, embaixadora
doing the work of the usual person in a particular job while they are not there, or until a new person starts
ACTING
ACTING (adj.)
em exercício, interino
someone whose job is to manage the people who work for a government leader and to advise that leader
CHIEF OF STAFF
CHIEF OF STAFF
Ministro Chefe da Casa Civil
a feeling of worry about something, especially one that a lot of people have about an important issue
CONCERN
CONCERN (n.)
preocupação
an act of telephoning someone
CALL
CALL (n.)
ligação telefônica
a statement to the jury by trial counsel before the presentation of evidence that usually explains the nature of the case, the factual matters to be proven, and the evidence to be presented and that summarizes the arguments to be made
OPENING STATEMENT
OPENING STATEMENT
declaração inicial
to say that something is true or that someone has done something wrong or illegal, even though this has not been proved
ALLEGE
ALLEGE
alegar
to try in a determined way to make someone do something or tell you something
PRESS
PRESS (v.)
pressionar
to make a public or official statement, especially about a plan, decision, or something that has happened
ANNOUNCE
ANNOUNCE
divulgar, declarar, anunciar
(informal) to give yourapprovalfor something
GREENLIGHT
GREENLIGHT (v.)
dar o sinal verde
to pay attention to a sound, or to try to hear a sound
LISTEN
LISTEN
escutar, prestar atenção (fig.)
a formal statement about something that you saw, know, or experienced, usually given in a court of law
TESTIMONY
TESTIMONY
depoimento
to make someone leave their job, sometimes as a punishment
FIRE
FIRE (v.)
demitir
to have an opinion that is different from the opinion that another person has
DISAGREE
DISAGREE
discordar
to state formally that you are leaving a job permanently
RESIGN
RESIGN
renunciar
something that you say or write that states a fact or gives information in a formal way
STATEMENT
STATEMENT
declaração
to publicly support a particular policy or way of doing things
ADVOCATE
ADVOCATE (v.)
defender, proteger, promover, interceder
an underlying often ideological plan or program
AGENDA
AGENDA
programa (de governo), interesses políticos
someone with an important position in an organization
OFFICIAL
OFFICIAL (n.)
autoridade, dirigente, alto funcionário, executivo
a heated discussion or argument is one in which people get angry and excited
HEATED
HEATED (adj.)
acalorado, exaltado
an angry disagreement between people
ARGUMENT
ARGUMENT
discussão, bate-boca
to change your views, policies, etc. to the opposite ones
REVERSE
REVERSE (v.)
voltar atrás
to arrange a special event and provide the area, buildings, equipment, or services needed for it
HOST
HOST (v.)
receber
to state your opinion firmly and publicly about something, especially in order to protest against or defend something
SPEAK OUT
SPEAK OUT
falar abertamente
(formal) to get or achieve something important
SECURE
SECURE
conseguir, assegurar
a formal agreement, especially in business or politics
DEAL
DEAL (n.)
contrato
