Inequalities: wealth and poverty expressions Flashcards

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les nantis, la société d’abondance

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the moneyed classes, the affluent society

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rouler sur l’or

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to be rolling in money

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les signes extérieurs de richesse

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the trappings of wealth

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les riches / les pauvres

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the haves / the have-nots

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creuser ‡ réduire l’écart

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to widen ‡ close the gap

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des inégalités criantes

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gross / stark inequalities

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être à court d’argent

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to be strapped for cash / short of money

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vivre au-dessus de ses moyens

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to live beyond one’s means

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être dans le besoin

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to be in need / in want

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basculer / sombrer dans la pauvreté

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to sink / fall into poverty

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avoir juste de quoi vivre

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to eke out a living / to live at subsistence level

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en-dessous du seuil de pauvreté

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below the poverty line

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vivre au jour le jour

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to live a hand to mouth existence

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le strict nécessaire, toucher le fond

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the bare necessities, to hit rock bottom

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la misère noire

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dire / grinding poverty

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vivre de la charité des autres

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to live on hand-outs

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vivre à la dure, faire la manche

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to rough it, to pass the hat round

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un centre d’accueil pour les sans-abri

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a homeless shelter

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une soupe populaire

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a soup kitchen / a bread line

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s’attaquer aux inégalités sociales

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to address social inequalities

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soulager la pauvreté, vaincre la pauvreté

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to alleviate poverty, to overcome poverty

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éradiquer le fléau de la pauvreté

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to eradicate the scourge of poverty

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réduire la pauvreté infantile

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to tackle child poverty

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fournir une aide financière

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to provide financial support

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réduire la fracture sociale

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to bridge the social divide