16 rich and poor 4/4 Flashcards

1
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un self-made-man

A

a self-made-man

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2
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l’histoire de quelqu’un qui est passé de la misère à la richesse

A

a rags-to-riches story

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3
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partir de rien

A

to start from scratch

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4
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faire fortune (2)

A

to strike gold, to strike it rich

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5
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l’égalité des chances

A

equality of opportunity

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6
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l’égalitaire

A

egalitarian

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7
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l’égalitarisme

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egalitarianism

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8
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le niveau social

A

social standing

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9
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le déclassement

A

fall in status

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10
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une baisse du niveau de vie

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a decline in living standards

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11
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peiner à s’en sortir (2)

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to struggle to get by, to struggle by

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12
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avoir du mal à payer les factures

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to have difficulty paying the bills

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13
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joindre les deux bouts

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to make ends meet

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14
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vivre au jour le jour

A

to live from hand to mouth

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15
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vivoter (vivre avec des petits moyens)

A

tp scrape by

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16
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survivre

A

to survive

17
Q

la survie

A

survival

18
Q

sans abri

A

homeless

19
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il y a de plus en plus de sans abri

A

homelessness in on the rise

20
Q

un clodo (2)

A

a tramp, a bum

21
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une clocharde

A

a bag lady

22
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une soupe populaire (2)

A

a soup kitchen, a bread line (US)

23
Q

le quart-monde

A

the underclass

24
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un taudis

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a slum