59. A Society Where Money Is King Flashcards

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L’argent

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Money / cash

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Le dieu Argent

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Mammon

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Le fric

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Dough / dosh

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Gagner, faire de l’argent

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To earn / to make money

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Bien gagner sa vie

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To earn good money

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Gagner beaucoup d’argent

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To make loads of / pots of money

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Rouler sur l’or

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To be rolling in money

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Être plein aux as

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To be rolling in it

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Être à court d’argent, manquer d’argent

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To be strapped for cash / to be short of money

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Être fauché

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To be broke, to be skint

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Dépenser de l’argent

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To spend money

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Gaspiller de l’argent

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To waste / to squander money

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Dilapider son argent

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To throw one’s money away

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Jeter son argent par les fenêtres

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To throw one’s money down the drain

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Un panier percé

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A spendthrift

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Être dépensier

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To be extravagant

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Une femme économe

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A thrifty / an economical woman

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Économiser de l’argent

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To save money / to put money by

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La consommation

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Consumption

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Une société de consommation

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A consumer society

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Consommer / un consommateur

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To consume / a consumer

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Des biens de consommation

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Consumer goods

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Des biens de consommation durables

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Costumer durables

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Le consumérisme

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Consumerism

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Le pouvoir d’achat

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The purchasing power

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Payer en liquide

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To pay (in) cash

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Payer par chèque

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

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Le crédit

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Credit / hire purchase / HP

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Acheter à crédit

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To buy on credit / on HP

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Payer par mensualités

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To pay by monthly instalments

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Une carte de crédit

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A credit card

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Un carnet de chèque

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A cheque book (GB) / a check book

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Emprunter de l’argent (à)

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To borrow money (from)

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Prêter de l’argent à qqun

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To lend sbd money

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Devoir de l’argent à qqun

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To owe sbd money

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Être (très) endetté

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To be (heavily) in debt

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Être surendetté

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To be run up huge debts

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Rembourser ses dettes

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To repay / to pay off one’s debts

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

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The only thing people are interested in is making more money

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

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

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Il ne pense qu’à l’argent

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He only thinks in terms of money

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

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

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Beaucoup de gens ont du mal à joindre les deux bouts

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Lots of people find it difficult to make ends meet

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

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

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

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