impeach

someter a juicio político

Acusar oficialmente a un dirigente público de una falta grave mediante un proceso que puede acabar con su destitución.

En inglés sencillo: To officially accuse a public leader of serious wrongdoing through a process that may lead to removal.

• Congress voted to impeach the president.
• The governor was impeached over allegations of corruption.
• Can lawmakers impeach an official who has already resigned?

Cómo se usa: impeach someone for something (Parliament voted to impeach the minister for corruption.)

Expresiones frecuentes: impeach a president, impeach an official, impeach someone for something, impeach a judge

impedir, obstaculizar

Evitar que algo ocurra o dificultar su avance.

En inglés sencillo: To stop something from happening or make its progress difficult.

• The delay may impeach our progress.
• In the old text, bad weather impeached their efforts.
• Such obstacles could impeach the success of the plan.

Sinónimos: hinder, impede, obstruct

Antónimos: help

Expresiones frecuentes: impeach progress, impeach someone’s efforts, impeach a plan