impeach - obvinit (veřejného činitele), žalovat (ústavního činitele), zbavit funkce, zahájit řízení o odvolání, vznést ústavní žalobu

verb, technical - to formally accuse a public official of serious misconduct, especially in order to try to remove them from office

 

degrade - ponížit, znehodnotit, degradovat, zkazit, rozložit

verb - to lower the quality, value, or dignity of something or someone; to cause something to break down or deteriorate

tune up - seřídit, vyladit, vylepšit (stroj apod.)

verb - to make small adjustments to an engine or other mechanical device to ensure it is working properly and efficiently

boycott - bojkotovat, odmítat se účastnit

verb - to refuse to buy, use, or participate in something as a way of expressing disapproval or to force change

 

entice - lákat, nalákat, přilákat, vábit, přivábit

verb - to attract or tempt someone or to persuade someone to do something by offering them something appealing or desirable

 

veneer - dýhovat, podýhovat, polepit dýhou

verb - to glue a thin layer of wood or plastic to a piece of furniture to make it look better

prune back - ořezat, prořezávat (stromy), prořezat (strom), klestit (stromy)

verb - to cut branches off a tree in order to make it look better or enable it to grow more

 

highlight - zvýraznit (v textu)

verb - to mark a piece of text in a different color to emphasize it or make it easier to see

 

disobey - neuposlechnout, nebýt poslušný, neposlouchat

verb - not to do what someone in authority tells you to do, not to respect a rule, a law etc.

 

call up - povolat (do armády), odvést, draftovat (sport.)

verb, American English, informal - to make someone enter the army or fight in a war, to allow someone to play in a team

 

lip-synch - otevírat pusu do mluveného či zpívaného slova

verb - to open your mouth to match a recording to make it look like you are really speaking or singing

breed - rodit (mláďata), množit se, chovat (zvířata), rozmnožovat

verb - to produce young animals, to keep animals (at a farm etc.) in order to have them produce young ones

 

spread - rozhazovat, rozprostřít, posypat, rozsypat

verb - to divide over a large area or time, to throw little particles about over a large area, to scatter

 

solve - vyřešit, řešit, najít řešení

verb - to find the answer to a question or problem, to find a way of dealing with a difficult situation

prune - prořezávat (stromy), prořezat (strom), klestit (stromy)

verb - to cut branches off a tree in order to make it look better or enable it to grow more