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to boycott
To refuse, in protest, to buy certain goods, use services, or take part in certain events in order to exert political or economic pressure.
Viele Verbraucher boykottieren Produkte von Unternehmen, die unter schlechten Arbeitsbedingungen produzieren lassen.
Many consumers boycott products from companies that have goods produced under poor working conditions.
'Boykottieren' (to boycott) is a verb ending in '-ieren'. These verbs always form the past participle without the prefix 'ge-'. So it is 'hat boykottiert' (has boycotted), not 'hat geboykottiert'.
Die Opposition hat die Abstimmung im Parlament boykottiert.
The opposition boycotted the vote in parliament.
This verb is transitive, which means it always needs a direct object in the accusative. You always boycott 'etwas' (something) or 'jemanden' (someone).
Die Aktivisten rufen dazu auf, die Produkte dieser Marke zu boykottieren.
The activists are calling for people to boycott the products of this brand.
Common objects for 'boykottieren' (to boycott) are things that people do not participate in or consume out of protest. These include 'Produkte' (products), 'Firmen' (companies), 'Veranstaltungen' (events), or 'Wahlen' (elections).
Aus Protest haben mehrere Länder die Sportveranstaltung boykottiert.
Several countries boycotted the sporting event in protest.
to sabotage
Boykottieren and sabotieren can both hinder a plan or undertaking. Anyone who boycotts something publicly refuses, as a protest, to buy it, use it, or take part in it in order to apply pressure. Anyone who sabotages something deliberately disrupts or damages it, often secretly, so that it does not work.
Aus Protest boykottieren mehrere Gruppen die Veranstaltung und bleiben ihr fern.
In protest, several groups are boycotting the event and will not attend it.
Ein Gegner sabotiert die Veranstaltung heimlich, indem er die technische Anlage beschädigt.
An opponent is secretly sabotaging the event by damaging the technical equipment.
