68 - Inequalities : wealth and poverty Flashcards

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1
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hériter de // un héritage

A

to inherit from sb // a legacy

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gaspiller

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to waste/to squander

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misérable

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poverty-stricken

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appauvrir / appauvrissement / appauvri

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to impoverish / impoverishment / impoverished

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endetté / l’endettement

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indebted / indebtedness

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privé de

A

deprived of

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défavorisé

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underprivileged

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une situation difficile

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a plight

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horrible/affreux

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dreadful/awful

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mendier / un mendiant

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to beg / a beggar

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faire la manche

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to panhandle

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12
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bidonville

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a slum / a shantytown

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un abri

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a shelter

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14
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secourir/venir en aide

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to rescue/to relieve

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vivre au dessus de ses moyens

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to live beyond one’s means

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16
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en dessous du seuil de pauvreté

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below the poverty line

17
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le strict necessaire

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the bare necessities

18
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vaincre la pauvreté

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to overcome poverty