#70 ⛔ Trump has been impeached. What's next? Flashcards
Vocabulary review
to formally accuse a public official of a serious crime relating to their job
IMPEACH
IMPEACH
retirar do cargo por meio de impeachment, obter o impeachment de
the larger and less powerful part of the U.S. Congress (the national legislature in the U.S.)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Câmara dos Deputados
the official policy or opinion of a political party that all its members are expected to support, especially in public
PARTY LINE
PARTY LINE
programa partidário, diretrizes do partido
an occasion when people formally choose between two or more issues, people, etc. in an election
VOTE
VOTE (n.)
votação
the process of examining a case in a court of law and deciding whether someone is guilty or innocent
TRIAL
TRIAL
julgamento
the more senior part of the U.S. Congress
SENATE
SENATE
Senado
to cause someone to lose something good or valuable
COST
COST (v.)
custar
the person who is in charge of political debates in some legislatures
SPEAKER
SPEAKER
Presidente (da Câmara dos Deputados)
to promise to do something, as in commit to (doing) something
COMMIT
COMMIT
prometer, comprometer-se a
to show that something is happening or will happen
SIGNAL
SIGNAL (v.)
indicar, sinalizar, sugerir
a meeting where reporters get information and ask questions about a particular piece of news
NEWS CONFERENCE
NEWS CONFERENCE
coletiva
someone who supports social and political change to make a system fairer
PROGRESSIVE
PROGRESSIVE (n.)
progressista
to advise someone very strongly about what action or attitude they should take
URGE
URGE (v.)
recomendar (com insistência), insistir, reiterar
to deliberately not give something to someone
WITHHOLD
WITHHOLD
reter, manter, segurar
- 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
PROCEDURE
- procedimento; 2. processo
to say publicly that something must happen
CALL FOR
CALL FOR
requerer, solicitar
obtained directly from someone who is involved in something
FIRSTHAND / FIRST-HAND
FIRSTHAND / FIRST-HAND
direto, pessoal
someone who sees a crime, accident, or other event happen
WITNESS
WITNESS (n.)
testemunha
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.)
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
to make a statement about something that you saw, know, or experienced, usually in a court of law
TESTIFY
TESTIFY
depor
to not lose something, or to not let someone else have it
HOLD ON TO
HOLD ON TO
agarrar-se a, reter, segurar
relating to a procedure, especially a legal one
PROCEDURAL
PROCEDURAL
processual
a feeling of worry about something, especially one that a lot of people have about an important issue
CONCERN
CONCERN (n.)
preocupação
to continue to discuss or deal with an idea, problem, or suggestion
TAKE UP
TAKE UP
aceitar, abraçar, dedicar-se a, retomar
cease to operate or cause to cease operating
SHUT DOWN
SHUT DOWN
paralisar
make a mess of or create disorder in
MESS
MESS (v.)
atrapalhar, prejudicar, interferir, bagunçar (inf.)
used with verbs to make adjectives that describe something that you must do
MUST- (prefix)
MUST- (prefix)
obrigatório, indispensável
to make a law, proposal, etc. become official, usually by voting to accept it
PASS
PASS (v.)
aprovar
a written document containing a proposal for a new law
BILL
BILL (n.)
projeto de lei
to choose someone for a particular job, position, or prize; appoint
NAME
NAME (v.)
nomear
up to the present
SO FAR
SO FAR
até agora, por enquanto
(informal) happen
GO DOWN
GO DOWN
acontecer, rolar (inf.)
to accuse someone officially of committing a crime
CHARGE
CHARGE (v.)
acusar
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
HIGH CRIME
crime grave
a crime that is not as serious as a felony
MISDEMEANOR
MISDEMEANOR
contravenção penal
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
FELONY
crime
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
HIGH CRIMES AND MISDEMEANOR
crimes de responsabilidade
IMPEACHABLE OFFENSE
crime de responsabilidade
the use of something in a bad, dishonest, or harmful way
ABUSE
ABUSE (n.)
abuso
improper use of authority by someone who has that authority because he or she holds a public office
ABUSE OF POWER
ABUSE OF POWER
abuso de autoridade
ABUSE OF OFFICE / ABUSE OF OFFICIAL CAPACITY
abuso de autoridade
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
OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE
crime contra a administração da justiça
the job of checking that a process or system is working well
OVERSIGHT
OVERSIGHT
fiscalização, supervisão
a politician whose job is to help to make the laws of a country or state
LAWMAKER
LAWMAKER
legislador, parlamentar
representative
REP. (abbrev.)
REP. (abbrev.)
deputado, deputada
Republican
(R) (abbrev.)
(R) (abbrev.)
republicano, republicana
Democrat
(D) (abbrev.)
(D) (abbrev.)
democrata
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
VOTE PRESENT
abster-se de votar, abstenção
to divide or break something into several parts, or to be divided or broken into several parts
SPLIT
SPLIT (v.)
separar, dividir
to do something in an organized way
CONDUCT
CONDUCT
realizar
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
RALLY (n.)
comício
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
WITCH HUNT / WITCH-HUNT
caça às bruxas
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
HOAX (n.)
trote, farsa
a dishonest plan, especially for getting money
SCAM
SCAM (n.)
fraude, golpe, estelionato
to make something lose its legal effect
NULLIFY
NULLIFY
anular
a piece of paper that you write your vote on
BALLOT
BALLOT
cédula eleitoral
