Chapitre 59 : A Society Where Money Is King

Question 0

Le fric

Answer 0

Dough /dosh

Question 1

L’argent

Answer 1

Money / cash

Question 2

Gagner, faire de l’argent

Answer 2

To earn / make money

Question 3

Bien gagner sa vie

Answer 3

To earn good money

Question 4

Gagner beaucoup d’argent

Answer 4

To make loads of / pots of money

Question 5

Rouler sur l’or

Answer 5

To be rolling in money

Question 6

Être plein aux as

Answer 6

To be rolling in it

Question 7

Être à court d’argent

Answer 7

To be short of money

Question 8

Être fauché

Answer 8

To be broke / skint

Question 9

Dépenser de l’argent
Gaspiller de l’argent
Dilapider son argent

Answer 9

To spend money
To waste / to squander money
To throw one’s money down the drain

Question 10

Jeter son argent par les fenêtres

Answer 10

To throw one’s money down the drain

Question 11

Etre depensier

Answer 11

To be extravagant

Question 12

Une femme econome

Answer 12

A thrifty woman

Question 13

Economiser de l’argent

Answer 13

To save money

Question 14

Une societe de consommation

Answer 14

A consumer society

Question 15

Des biens de consommation

Answer 15

Consumer goods

Question 16

Le pouvoir d’achat

Answer 16

The purchasing power

Question 17

Payer en liquide / par cheque

Answer 17

To pay (in) cash / by check

Question 18

Acheter à crédit

Answer 18

To buy on credit / on HP (hire purchase)

Question 19

Payer par mensualités

Answer 19

To pay by monthly instalments

Question 20

Une carte de credit

Un carnet de cheques

Answer 20

a credit card

A check book

Question 21

Emprunter de l’argent
Preter de l’argent
Devoir de l’argent

Answer 21

To borrow money from
To lend sb money
To owe sb money

Question 22

Être endetté
Être surendetté
Rembourser ses dettes

Answer 22

To be (heavily) in debt
To run up huge debts
To pay off one’s debts