Rich And Poor (17) Flashcards

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le niveau de vie

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standard of living, living-standards

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le PIB par tête, par habitant

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GDP per head, per inhabitant

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3
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mode de vie

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lifestyle, way of life

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4
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le pouvoir d’achat

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buying power, spending power, purchasing power

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5
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riche

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rich, wealthy

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6
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la richesse

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wealth

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7
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aisé

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well-off

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8
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nanti

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well to do

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9
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fortuné

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well-heeled

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10
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être nanti, vivre dans l’aisance

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to be affluent

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11
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la richesse, l’abondance

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affluence

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12
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la société d’abondance

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the affluent society

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13
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les riches

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rich people, the rich

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14
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des richesses

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riches

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15
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les grandes fortunes

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the super-rich, the mega-rich

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16
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bourré de fric, plein aux as

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stinking rich

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17
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parmi les nantis, les possédants

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in moneyed circles

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18
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un millionnaire

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a millionaire

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19
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un millionnaire en dollars

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a dollar millionaire

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20
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un milliardaire

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a billionaire

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21
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un multimilliardaire

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a zillionaire, a multimillionaire

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22
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un magnat du pétrole

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an oil magnate

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23
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un baron de la presse

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a press baron

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un magnat des médias

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a media mogul

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un roi des logiciels
a software tycoon
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le revenu
income
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l’impôt sur le revenu
income tax
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un paradis fiscal
a tax haven
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la fraude fiscale
tax evasion
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planquer de l’argent
to stash money away
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le blanchiment d’argent
money laundering
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familles à hauts / bas revenus
high income / low income families
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un contribuable
a taxpayer
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les gains
earnings
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la pauvreté
poverty
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les pauvres
poor people, the poor
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les travailleurs pauvres
the working poor
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pauvre
poor, impoverished
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les nécessiteux, les indigents
the needy
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la misère
extreme poverty, dire poverty
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le dénuement, la misère noire
destitution
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les plus démunis
the most destitute
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tomber dans la misère
to fall on hard times, to become destitute
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sombrer dans la pauvreté
to sink into poverty
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en dessous / au dessus du seuil de pauvreté
below / above the poverty line
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un ménage a revenu modeste
a low income household
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défavorisé
deprived, disadvantaged, underprivileged
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vivre avec deux dollars par jour
to live on $2 a day
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vivre d’allocations
to live on the benefit (GB) / on welfare (US)
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le paupérisme
pauperism
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la paupérisation
pauperization
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l’inégalité
inequality
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inégal
unequal
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partager
to share
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repartir
to share out
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la répartition de la richesse
the distribution of wealth
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une société a deux vitesses
a two fier society
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le tissu social
the social fabric
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le fossé entre les riches et les pauvres
the gap between rich and poor
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la fracture social
the gap between the haves and the have nots
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combler le fossé
to bridge, to close the gap
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le fossé se comble
the gap is closing, narrowing
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le fossé se creuse
the gap is widening
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le fossé social, la fracture social
the social divide
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un écart
a discrepancy
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un gouffre, un abîme
a chasm
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l’équilibre / le déséquilibre
balance / imbalance
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équilibré / déséquilibré
balanced / unbalanced
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rétablir l’équilibre
to redresse the balance
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la mobilité sociale
social mobility
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la promotion sociale
social advancement
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l’ascension professionnelle
career advancement, professional advancement
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l’ascenseur social
the social ladder
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monter dans l’échelle sociale
to move up the social ladder / to be upwardly mobile
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l’ascension sociale
upward social mobility
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un self made man
a self made man
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l’histoire de quelqu’un qui est passé de la misère à la richesse
a rags to riches story
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partir de rien
to start form scratch
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faire fortune
to strike gold, to strike it rich
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l’égalité des chances
equality of opportunity
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égalitaire
egalitarian
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l’égalitarisme
egalitarianism
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le niveau social
social standing
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le statut social
social status
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le déclassement
fall in status, social descent
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une baisse du niveau de vie
a decline in living standards
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peiner à s’en sortir
to struggle to get by, struggle by
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avoir du mal à payer les factures
to have difficulty paying the bills
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joindre les deux bouts
to make ends meet
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vivre au jour le jour
to live from hand to mouth
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vivoter
to scrape by
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survivre
to survive
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sans abri
homeless
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il y a de plus en plus de sans abri
homelessness is on the rise
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un clodo
a tramp, a bum
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une clocharde
a bag lady
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une soupe populaire
a soup kitchen, a bread line
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le quart monde
the underclass
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un taudis
a slum