20 The Economy XI Flashcards by Bertrand herrmann | Brainscape

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Les riches

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The rich

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Riche, fortuné

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Rich/wealthy

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Aisé, nanti

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Well-to-do, well-off, well-heeled

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S’enrichir

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Become rich, get rich

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Prospere

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Prosperous

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La prosperite

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Prosperity

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Vivre dans le luxe

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Lead a life of luxury

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Vivre dans l’aisance

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Be affluent

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La societe d’abondance

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The affluent society

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La richesse

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Wealth

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La richesse, les richesses

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Riches

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Fortune

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Fortune

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Millionnaire

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millionaire

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Milliardaire

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Br: multimillionaire/ us: billionaire

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Revenu

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Income

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Avoir de gros revenus

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Have a large income

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Solvable

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Solvent

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La solvabilite

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Solvency

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Pauvre

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Poor

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Les pauvres

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The poor

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Un(e) Pauvre, un(e) misereux(se)

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Poor man/…woman

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La pauvrete, la misere

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Poverty

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Le seuil de pauvrete

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The poverty line

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Etre a court d’argent

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Be short of money

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Vivre au jour le jour

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Live from hand-to-mouth

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Indigent

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Destitute

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Necessiteux

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Needy

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Dans le besoin

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In need

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Etre fauche

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Be broke

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Sans le sou

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Penniless

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Avoir du mal a joindre les deux bouts

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Have difficulty in making ends meet

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Avoir un petit revenu

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Have a small/low income

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Miserable

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Poverty-stricken

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Vivre dans la misere

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Live in poverty

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La misere noire

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Abject poverty

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Endette

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In debt

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Accumuler d’enormes dettes

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Run up enormous debts

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La tristesse, la detresse

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Misery

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Mendiant

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Beggar

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Mendier qqch

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Beg for sth

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Faire faillite

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Go bankrupt

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La faillite

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Bankruptcy

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Insolvable

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Insolvent

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L’insolvabilite

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Insolvency

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Preteur sur gages

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Moneylender/ pawnbroker

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Mett qqch en gage

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Pawn sth