2 PAUVRETÉ Flashcards

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1
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la misère

A

destitution

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2
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les indigents

A

the destitute

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3
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les pauvres

A

the poor

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4
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un pauvre

A

a poor man

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5
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la misère extrème

A

extreme poverty

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6
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être dans la misère

A

to be poverty-sticken

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7
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vivre en-dessous du seuil de pauvreté

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to live below the poverty line

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8
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les défavorisés

A

disadvantaged

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9
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vivre au jour le jour

A

to live a hand-to-mouth existence

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10
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la précarité

A

precariousness

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11
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vivre une existence précaire

A

to live a precarious existence

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12
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joindre les deux bouts

A

to make ends meet

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13
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un salaire de misère

A

starvation wages

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14
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basculer dans la pauvreté

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to sink into poverty

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15
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toucher le fond

A

to hit rock bottom

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16
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avoir juste de quoi vivre

A

to live at the subsistence level

17
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ne pas avoir le minimum vital

A

to live below the subsistence level

18
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le strict nécessaire

A

the bare necessities

19
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être sans argent

A

to be moneyless

20
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être à court d’argent

A

to be short of money

21
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être fauché

A

to be hard up

22
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la pauvreté mondiale

A

world poverty

23
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les pays les moins avancés

A

the least developed countries

24
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vivre avec un dollar par jour

A

to live on a dollar a day

25
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des inégalités criantes

A

gross inequalities

26
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éradiquer la pauvreté

A

to eradicate poverty

27
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la banque mondiale

A

the world bank

28
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atteindre un objectif

A

to meet a target

29
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une meilleure répartition des richesses

A

a better distribution of wealth

30
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redistribuer les richesses

A

to redistribute wealth

31
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partager plus équitablement

A

to share more equitably

32
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réduire la fracture sociale

A

to bridge the social divide