Poverty Flashcards

1
Q

Le dénuement, la misère

A

Destitution

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2
Q

Les indigents, les pauvres

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The destitute

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3
Q

Les pauvres

A

The poor / poor people / the needy

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4
Q

Un pauvre

A

A poor man

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5
Q

La misère noire, la misère extrême

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Dire poverty / grinding poverty / extreme poverty

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6
Q

Être dans la misère

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To be poverty-stricken

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7
Q

Vivre en dessous du seuil de pauvreté

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To live below the poverty line

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8
Q

Les défavorisés

A

The underprivileged / disadvantaged

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9
Q

Vivre au jour le jour

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To live a hand-to-mouth existence

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10
Q

Joindre les deux bouts

A

To make ends meet

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11
Q

Un salaire de misère

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Starvation wages

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12
Q

Sombrer, basculer dans la pauvreté

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To sink into poverty

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13
Q

Toucher le fond

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To hit / to reach rock bottom

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14
Q

Tirer le diable par la queue

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To keep the wolf from the door

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15
Q

Avoir juste de quoi vivre

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To live at the subsistence level

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16
Q

Ne pas avoir le minimum vital

A

To live below the subsistence level

17
Q

Le strict nécessaire

A

The bare necessities ( of life)

18
Q

être sans argent

A

To be moneyless

19
Q

Être à court d’argent, manquer

A

To be short of money / to be pressed

20
Q

Être fauché

A

To be hard up / broke / skint

21
Q

Les riches et les pauvres

A

The haves and the have-nots

22
Q

La pauvreté mondiale

A

World poverty / global poverty

23
Q

Les pays les moins avancés

A

The least developed countries = LDCs