59. A Society Where Money Is King

Question 0

L’argent

Answer 0

Money / cash

Question 1

Le dieu Argent

Answer 1

Mammon

Question 2

Le fric

Answer 2

Dough / dosh

Question 3

Gagner, faire de l’argent

Answer 3

To earn / to make money

Question 4

Bien gagner sa vie

Answer 4

To earn good money

Question 5

Gagner beaucoup d’argent

Answer 5

To make loads of / pots of money

Question 6

Rouler sur l’or

Answer 6

To be rolling in money

Question 7

Être plein aux as

Answer 7

To be rolling in it

Question 8

Être à court d’argent, manquer d’argent

Answer 8

To be strapped for cash / to be short of money

Question 9

Être fauché

Answer 9

To be broke, to be skint

Question 10

Dépenser de l’argent

Answer 10

To spend money

Question 11

Gaspiller de l’argent

Answer 11

To waste / to squander money

Question 12

Dilapider son argent

Answer 12

To throw one’s money away

Question 13

Jeter son argent par les fenêtres

Answer 13

To throw one’s money down the drain

Question 14

Un panier percé

Answer 14

A spendthrift

Question 15

Être dépensier

Answer 15

To be extravagant

Question 16

Une femme économe

Answer 16

A thrifty / an economical woman

Question 17

Économiser de l’argent

Answer 17

To save money / to put money by

Question 18

La consommation

Answer 18

Consumption

Question 19

Une société de consommation

Answer 19

A consumer society

Question 20

Consommer / un consommateur

Answer 20

To consume / a consumer

Question 21

Des biens de consommation

Answer 21

Consumer goods

Question 22

Des biens de consommation durables

Answer 22

Costumer durables

Question 23

Le consumérisme

Answer 23

Consumerism

Question 24

Le pouvoir d'achat

Answer 24

The purchasing power

Question 25

Payer en liquide

Answer 25

To pay (in) cash

Question 26

Payer par chèque

Answer 26

To pay by cheque (GB) / by check (US)

Question 27

Le crédit

Answer 27

Credit / hire purchase / HP

Question 28

Acheter à crédit

Answer 28

To buy on credit / on HP

Question 29

Payer par mensualités

Answer 29

To pay by monthly instalments

Question 30

Une carte de crédit

Answer 30

A credit card

Question 31

Un carnet de chèque

Answer 31

A cheque book (GB) / a check book

Question 32

Emprunter de l'argent (à)

Answer 32

To borrow money (from)

Question 33

Prêter de l'argent à qqun

Answer 33

To lend sbd money

Question 34

Devoir de l'argent à qqun

Answer 34

To owe sbd money

Question 35

Être (très) endetté

Answer 35

To be (heavily) in debt

Question 36

Être surendetté

Answer 36

To be run up huge debts

Question 37

Rembourser ses dettes

Answer 37

To repay / to pay off one's debts

Question 38

La seule chose qui intéresse les gens, c'est de gagner plus d'argent

Answer 38

The only thing people are interested in is making more money

Question 39

Nous vivons dans une société matérialiste et on nous apprend dès notre plus jeune âge à avoir le goût de la propriété

Answer 39

We live in a materialistic society and are trained from a very early age to be acquisitive

Question 40

Il ne pense qu'à l'argent

Answer 40

He only thinks in terms of money

Question 41

Il devrait se rendre compte que l'argent ne tombe pas du ciel

Answer 41

He ought to realize that money doesn't grow on trees

Question 42

Beaucoup de gens ont du mal à joindre les deux bouts

Answer 42

Lots of people find it difficult to make ends meet

Question 43

Il ne gagne pas énormément mais il arrive à s'en sortir

Answer 43

He doesn't earn a lot of money but he manages to get by

Question 44

Of course, he had to go one better than his brother and he decided to buy a brand new car

Answer 44

Bien sûr, il fallait qu'il fasse mieux que son frère et il a décidé d'acheter une voiture flambant neuve