sack

They seem to have sacked all the workers.
Ils semblent avoir viré tout le monde.
You have sacked a Director-General, but the Commissioners are still in place.
Vous avez licencié un directeur général, mais les commissaires ont gardé leur poste.
He ought to have sacked the people who prevent elected representatives from obtaining what they ask for.
Il ferait mieux de renvoyer ceux qui empêchent que les élus du peuple ne reçoivent ce qu'ils demandent.
To Mr Rübig, I would first like to say that I do not believe Parliament fulfilled its responsibilities, because we should have sacked the whole Commission in January, but that is by the way.
Permettez-moi de déclarer en premier lieu à M. Paul Rübig que je n'estime pas que le Parlement ait assumé la responsabilité qui était la sienne, car nous aurions dû démettre l'ensemble de la Commission en janvier, mais passons.
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