Global inequalities (vocab) Flashcards

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l’inégalité, les inégalités

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inequality / inequalities

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la pauvreté, la richesse

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poverty, wealth

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les riches et les pauvres

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the haves and the have-nots

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les riches, les pauvres

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the rich, the poor

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le fossé entre les riches et les pauvres

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the gap between rich and poor

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des inégalités criantes
2x

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glaring / gross inequalities

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de fortes disparités

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wide disparities

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le fossé se creuse / se réduit
2x

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the gap is widening / is narrowing

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combler / réduire le fossé
2x

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to bridge / to narrow the gap

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les inégalités sont en hausse

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inequality is on the rise

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empêcher les inégalités d’augmenter

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to prevent inequalities from rising

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la lutte contre les inégalités

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the struggle against inequalities

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l’inégalité de richesse / de revenus
2x

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wealth / income inequality

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l’inégalité en matière de santé / d’éducation

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health / education inequality

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l’inégalité en fonction de la race / du sexe / de l’âge
3x

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racial / gender / age inequality

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l’inégalité des chances

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inequality of opportunity

17
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s’attaquer aux inégalités

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to tackle inequalities

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(rétablir) l’impôt sur la fortune
2x

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(to reintroduce / reinstate) wealth tax

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taxer les ultra-riches

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to tax the super-rich

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une meilleure répartition des richesses

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a better distribution of wealth

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redistribuer la richesse

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to redistribute wealth

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des politiques fiscales redistributives

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redistributive fiscal policies

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partager plus équitablement

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to share more equitably

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faire des choix de politiques différents

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to make different policy choices

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augmenter les droits de succession

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to raise inheritance taxes

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réduire la fracture sociale

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to bridge the social divide

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réduire la fracture numérique

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to bridge the digital divide

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avoir pour priorité l’accès à l’énergie universelle

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to prioritize universal energy access

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investir dans les services publics

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to invest in public services

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promouvoir l’accès universel à l’éducation

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to promote universal access to education

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s’attaquer aux préjugés et aux discriminations

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to tackle prejudice and discrimination

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refuser les sociétés à 2 vitesses

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to refuse two-tier societies

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prendre des mesures concertées pour bâtir des sociétés plus justes

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to take concerted action to build fairer societies