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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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.

 

highlight - zvýraznit (v textu)

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

 

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

spit out - vyklopit, vymáčknout se, vyjádřit se

verb - to say something quickly, often in an angry way, or to say something that you don't want to say

 

working-class - patřící k pracující třídě (společenské)

adjective - belonging to or connected with the social class that includes the poorer people who have to go to work

 

smell a rat - cítit něco nekalého, čichat nějaký podfuk

verb, informal - to feel doubtful about a situation because it seems to be wrong or something suspicious seems to be happening

 

topping - poleva, posypka, přísady (navrch)

noun - something you put on top of a dish to add flavour to it or to make it look nicer

 

audition - dělat konkurz, zúčastnit se konkurzu

verb - to give a short performance to show that you are good enough to be in a play, film, etc.