2. Poverty Flashcards

1
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le dénuement, la misère

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destitution

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2
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les indigents, les pauvres

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the destitute

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3
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les pauvres

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the poor / poor people

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4
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un pauvre

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a poor man

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5
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la misère noire, la misère extrême

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dire poverty / grinding poverty / etreme poverty

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6
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être dans la misère

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to be poverty-stricken

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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

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the underprivileged

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9
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vivre au jour le jour

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to live a hand-to-mouth existence

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10
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la précarité

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precariousness

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11
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vivre une existence précaire

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to live a precarious existence

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12
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joindre les deux bouts

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to make ends meet

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13
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un salaire de misère

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starvation wages

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14
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sombrer, basculer dans la pauvreté

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to sink into poverty

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15
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toucher le fond

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to hit / reach rock bottom

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16
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être sur la pavé

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to be down-and-out

17
Q

tirer le diable par la queue

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to keep the wolf from the door

18
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avoir juste de quoi vivre

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to live at the subsistence level

19
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na pas avoir le minimum vital

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to live below the subsistence level

20
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le strict nécessaire

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the bare necessities (of life)

21
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être sans argent

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to be moneyless

22
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être à court d’argent, manquer d’argent

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to be short of money / to be pressed for monney / strapped for cash

23
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être fauché

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to be hard up / broke / skint

24
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les riches et les pauvres

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the have and the have-nots

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la pauvreté mondiale
world poverty / global poverty
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vivre avec un dollar par jour
to live on a dollar a day
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les inégalités criantes
gross inequalities
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éradiquer la pauvreté
to eradicate poverty
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le PNB
the GDP
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l'OCDE
the OECD
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le FMI
the IFM
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la Banque mondiale
the Wold Bank
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atteindre un objectif
to meet a target
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une meilleure répartition des richesses
a better distribution of wealth
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redistribuer les richesses
to redistribute wealth