20 The Economy XI Flashcards

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Les riches

A

The rich

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2
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Riche, fortuné

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Rich/wealthy

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3
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Aisé, nanti

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

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4
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S’enrichir

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Become rich, get rich

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5
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Prospere

A

Prosperous

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6
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La prosperite

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Prosperity

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7
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Vivre dans le luxe

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Lead a life of luxury

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8
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Vivre dans l’aisance

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Be affluent

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9
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La societe d’abondance

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The affluent society

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10
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La richesse

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Wealth

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11
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La richesse, les richesses

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Riches

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12
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Fortune

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Fortune

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13
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Millionnaire

A

millionaire

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14
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Milliardaire

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Br: multimillionaire/ us: billionaire

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15
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Revenu

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Income

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16
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Avoir de gros revenus

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Have a large income

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17
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Solvable

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Solvent

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18
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La solvabilite

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Solvency

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Pauvre

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Les pauvres

21
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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

23
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Le seuil de pauvrete

A

The poverty line

24
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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
Live from hand-to-mouth
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Indigent
Destitute
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Necessiteux
Needy
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Dans le besoin
In need
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Etre fauche
Be broke
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Sans le sou
Penniless
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Avoir du mal a joindre les deux bouts
Have difficulty in making ends meet
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Avoir un petit revenu
Have a small/low income
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Miserable
Poverty-stricken
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Vivre dans la misere
Live in poverty
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La misere noire
Abject poverty
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Endette
In debt
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Accumuler d'enormes dettes
Run up enormous debts
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La tristesse, la detresse
Misery
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Mendiant
Beggar
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Mendier qqch
Beg for sth
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Faire faillite
Go bankrupt
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La faillite
Bankruptcy
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Insolvable
Insolvent
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L'insolvabilite
Insolvency
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Preteur sur gages
Moneylender/ pawnbroker
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Mett qqch en gage
Pawn sth