Poverty Flashcards

1
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poverty

A

la pauvreté, le paupérisme

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2
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destitution

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le dénuement, la misère

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3
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the destitute

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les indigents, les pauvres

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4
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the poor / poor people / the needy / the have-nots

A

les pauvres

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5
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poor

A

pauvre

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6
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a pauper / a poor man

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un pauvre

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7
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to impoverish

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appauvrir

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8
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the impoverishment (of a population)

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l’appauvrissement (d’une population)

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9
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dire poverty / grinding poverty / extreme poverty

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la misère noire, la misère extrême, la grande pauvreté

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10
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to be poverty-stricken

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être dans la misère

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11
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to live below the poverty line

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vivre en dessous du seuil de pauvreté

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12
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the unprivileged / the deprived / the disadvantaged

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les défavorisés

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13
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to live a hand-to-mouth existence

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vivre au jour le jour

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14
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precariousness

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la précarité

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15
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to live a precarious existence

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vivre une existence précaire

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16
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to make ends meet

A

joindre les deux bouts

17
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starvation wages

A

un salaire de misère

18
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to sink into poverty

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sombrer, basculer dans la pauvreté

19
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to hit / to reach rock bottom

A

toucher le fond

20
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to keep the wolf from the door

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tirer le diable par la queue

21
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to live at the subsistence level

A

avoir juste de quoi vivre

22
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to live below the subsistence level

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ne pas avoir le minimum vital

23
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the bare necessities (of life)

A

le strict nécessaire

24
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to be moneyless

A

être sans argent

25
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to be penniless

A

être sans le sou

26
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to be short of money / to be pressed for money / strapped for cash

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être à court d’argent, manquer d’argent

27
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to be hard up / broke / skint

A

être fauché

28
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world poverty / global poverty

A

la pauvreté mondiale

29
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the least developed countries = LDCs

A

les pays les moins avancés

30
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to get by / to scrape by

A

peiner à s’en sortir

31
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to live on a dollar a day

A

vivre avec un dollar par jour

32
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to alleviate poverty

A

réduire la pauvreté

33
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to eradicate poverty

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éradiquer la pauvreté

34
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to meet a target

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atteindre un objectif

35
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a mammoth task / a daunting task

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une tâche gigantesque, énorme

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