16.The Gap Is Widening Flashcards by P f

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Le niveau de vie

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Living-standards

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PIB par habitant

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GDP per inhabitant

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Le pouvoir d’achat

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Buying power

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La richesse

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Wealth

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Aisé

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Well-Off

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Fortuné

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Well-heeled

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L’abondance

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Affluence

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Des richesses

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Riches

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Les grandes fortunes

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The super-rich

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Un magnat des médias

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A media mogul

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Le revenu

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Income

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Impôt sur le revenu

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Income tax

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Un paradis fiscal

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A tax heaven

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La fraude fiscale

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tax evasion

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Un contribuable

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A taxpayer

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Les gains

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Earnings

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Les travailleurs pauvres

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The working poor

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Les nécessiteux

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The needy

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La misère

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Extreme poverty

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Les plus démunis

A

The most destitute

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En-dessous du seuil de pauvreté

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Below the poverty line

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Défavorisé

A

Disadvantaged

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Vivre d’allocations

A

To live on The benefit (GB)

To live on welfare (US)

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Paupérisme

A

Pauperism

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Repartir

A

To share Out

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La répartition de la richesse

A

The distribution of wealth

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Une société à deux vitesses

A

A two-tier society

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Combler le fossé

A

To close The gap

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Un écart

A

A discrepancy

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Rétablir l’équilibre

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To redress The balance

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L’ascenseur social

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The social ladder

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Monter dans l’échelle sociale

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To move up The social ladder

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Partir de rien

A

To Start From scratch

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L’égalité des chances

A

Equality of opportunity

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Le statut social

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Social status

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Joindre les deux bouts

A

To make ends Meet

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Vivre au jour le jour

A

I live From Hand To Mouth

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La survie

A

Survival

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Un taudis

A

A slum