impeach

mettere in stato d’accusa

Accusare formalmente un alto funzionario pubblico di gravi illeciti, avviando un procedimento che può portare alla rimozione dall’incarico.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: impeach someone for something (Parliament voted to impeach the minister for corruption.)

Espressioni comuni: impeach a president, impeach an official, impeach someone for something, impeach a judge

ostacolare, impedire

Impedire che qualcosa accada o renderne difficile il progresso.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: hinder, impede, obstruct

Contrari: help

Espressioni comuni: impeach progress, impeach someone’s efforts, impeach a plan