#70 ⛔ Trump has been impeached. What's next? Flashcards
Vocabulary review
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to formally accuse a public official of a serious crime relating to their job
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IMPEACH
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IMPEACH
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retirar do cargo por meio de impeachment, obter o impeachment de
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the larger and less powerful part of the U.S. Congress (the national legislature in the U.S.)
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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Câmara dos Deputados
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the official policy or opinion of a political party that all its members are expected to support, especially in public
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PARTY LINE
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PARTY LINE
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programa partidário, diretrizes do partido
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an occasion when people formally choose between two or more issues, people, etc. in an election
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VOTE
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VOTE (n.)
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votação
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the process of examining a case in a court of law and deciding whether someone is guilty or innocent
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TRIAL
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TRIAL
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julgamento
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the more senior part of the U.S. Congress
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SENATE
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SENATE
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Senado
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to cause someone to lose something good or valuable
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COST
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COST (v.)
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custar
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the person who is in charge of political debates in some legislatures
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SPEAKER
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SPEAKER
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Presidente (da Câmara dos Deputados)
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to promise to do something, as in commit to (doing) something
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COMMIT
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COMMIT
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prometer, comprometer-se a
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to show that something is happening or will happen
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SIGNAL
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SIGNAL (v.)
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indicar, sinalizar, sugerir
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a meeting where reporters get information and ask questions about a particular piece of news
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NEWS CONFERENCE
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NEWS CONFERENCE
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coletiva
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someone who supports social and political change to make a system fairer
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PROGRESSIVE
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PROGRESSIVE (n.)
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progressista
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to advise someone very strongly about what action or attitude they should take
URGE
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URGE (v.)
recomendar (com insistência), insistir, reiterar
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to deliberately not give something to someone
WITHHOLD
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WITHHOLD
reter, manter, segurar
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1. a way of doing something, especially the correct or usual way; 2. the form, manner, and order of steps taken in conducting a lawsuit are all regulated by procedural law, which regulates how the law will be administered
PROCEDURE
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PROCEDURE
1. procedimento; 2. processo
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to say publicly that something must happen
CALL FOR
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CALL FOR
requerer, solicitar
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obtained directly from someone who is involved in something
FIRSTHAND / FIRST-HAND
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FIRSTHAND / FIRST-HAND
direto, pessoal
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someone who sees a crime, accident, or other event happen
WITNESS
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WITNESS (n.)
testemunha
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doing the work of the usual person in a particular job while they are not there, or until a new person starts
ACTING
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ACTING (adj.)
interino
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someone whose job is to manage the people who work for a government leader and to advise that leader
CHIEF OF STAFF
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CHIEF OF STAFF
Ministro Chefe da Casa Civil
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to make a statement about something that you saw, know, or experienced, usually in a court of law
TESTIFY
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TESTIFY
depor
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to not lose something, or to not let someone else have it
HOLD ON TO
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HOLD ON TO
agarrar-se a, reter, segurar
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relating to a procedure, especially a legal one
PROCEDURAL
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PROCEDURAL
processual
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a feeling of worry about something, especially one that a lot of people have about an important issue
CONCERN
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CONCERN (n.)
preocupação
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to continue to discuss or deal with an idea, problem, or suggestion
TAKE UP
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TAKE UP
aceitar, abraçar, dedicar-se a, retomar
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cease to operate or cause to cease operating
SHUT DOWN
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SHUT DOWN
paralisar
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make a mess of or create disorder in
MESS
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MESS (v.)
atrapalhar, prejudicar, interferir, bagunçar (inf.)
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used with verbs to make adjectives that describe something that you must do
MUST- (prefix)
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MUST- (prefix)
obrigatório, indispensável
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to make a law, proposal, etc. become official, usually by voting to accept it
PASS
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PASS (v.)
aprovar
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a written document containing a proposal for a new law
BILL
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BILL (n.)
projeto de lei
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to choose someone for a particular job, position, or prize; appoint
NAME
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NAME (v.)
nomear
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up to the present
SO FAR
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SO FAR
até agora, por enquanto
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(informal) happen
GO DOWN
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GO DOWN
acontecer, rolar (inf.)
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to accuse someone officially of committing a crime
CHARGE
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CHARGE (v.)
acusar
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a crime of infamous nature contrary to public morality but not technically constituting a felony; specifically: an offense that the U.S. Senate deems to constitute an adequate ground for removal of the president, vice president, or any civil officer as a person unfit to hold public office and deserving of impeachment
HIGH CRIME
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HIGH CRIME
crime grave
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a crime that is not as serious as a felony
MISDEMEANOR
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MISDEMEANOR
contravenção penal
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a serious crime such as murder or robbery. In England, Wales, and some other countries, such a crime is known as an indictable offense.
FELONY
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FELONY
crime
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The charge of high crimes and misdemeanors covers allegations of misconduct peculiar to officials, such as perjury of oath, abuse of authority, bribery, intimidation, misuse of assets, failure to supervise, dereliction of duty, conduct unbecoming, and refusal to obey a lawful order.
HIGH CRIMES AND MISDEMEANOR
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HIGH CRIMES AND MISDEMEANOR
crimes de responsabilidade
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IMPEACHABLE OFFENSE
crime de responsabilidade
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the use of something in a bad, dishonest, or harmful way
ABUSE
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ABUSE (n.)
abuso
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improper use of authority by someone who has that authority because he or she holds a public office
ABUSE OF POWER
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ABUSE OF POWER
abuso de autoridade
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ABUSE OF OFFICE / ABUSE OF OFFICIAL CAPACITY
abuso de autoridade
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the crime or act of willfully interfering with the process of justice and law especially by influencing, threatening, harming, or impeding a witness, potential witness, juror, or judicial or legal officer or by furnishing false information in or otherwise impeding an investigation or legal process
OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE
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OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE
crime contra a administração da justiça
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the job of checking that a process or system is working well
OVERSIGHT
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OVERSIGHT
fiscalização, supervisão
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a politician whose job is to help to make the laws of a country or state
LAWMAKER
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LAWMAKER
legislador, parlamentar
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representative
REP. (abbrev.)
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REP. (abbrev.)
deputado, deputada
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Republican
(R) (abbrev.)
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(R) (abbrev.)
republicano, republicana
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Democrat
(D) (abbrev.)
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(D) (abbrev.)
democrata
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in the United States House of Representatives and many other legislatures, members may vote "present" rather than for or against a bill or resolution, which has the effect of an abstention
VOTE PRESENT
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VOTE PRESENT
abster-se de votar, abstenção
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to divide or break something into several parts, or to be divided or broken into several parts
SPLIT
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SPLIT (v.)
separar, dividir
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to do something in an organized way
CONDUCT
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CONDUCT
realizar
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a public meeting that a lot of people go to in order to support someone or something or to protest against someone or something
RALLY
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RALLY (n.)
comício
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a witch-hunt is an attempt to find and punish a particular group of people who are being blamed for something, often simply because of their opinions and not because they have actually done anything wrong
WITCH HUNT / WITCH-HUNT
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WITCH HUNT / WITCH-HUNT
caça às bruxas
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a trick in which someone deliberately tells people that something bad is going to happen or that something is true when it is not
HOAX
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HOAX (n.)
trote, farsa
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a dishonest plan, especially for getting money
SCAM
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SCAM (n.)
fraude, golpe, estelionato
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to make something lose its legal effect
NULLIFY
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NULLIFY
anular
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a piece of paper that you write your vote on
BALLOT
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BALLOT
cédula eleitoral
