Rich and Poor Flashcards

1
Q

le fossé se creuse

A

the gap is widening

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2
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le niveau de vie

A

the standard of living

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3
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le PIB par habitant

A

GDP per head

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4
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un mode de vie

A

a lifestyle, way of life

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5
Q

la richesse

A

the wealth

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6
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le pouvoir d’achat

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purchasing power

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7
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la quantité

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the amount

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8
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les revenus

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the incomes

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9
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aisé

A

well-off

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10
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les riches

A

rich people

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11
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un magnat du pétrole

A

an oil magnate

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12
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un baron de la presse

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a press baron

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13
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un roi des logiciels

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a software tycoon

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14
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le revenu

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the income

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15
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l’impôt sur le revenu

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the income tax

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16
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la fraude fiscale

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tax evasion

17
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familles à hauts/bas revenus

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high-income/low-income families

18
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un contribuable

A

a taxpayer

19
Q

les gains

A

the earnings

20
Q

sombrer dans la pauvreté

A

to sink into poverty

21
Q

en-dessous/au dessus du seuil de pauvreté

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below/above the poverty line

22
Q

vivre avec deux dollars par jour

A

to live on 2$ a day

23
Q

vivre d’allocations

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to live on the benefit (GB)/on welfare (US)

24
Q

la fracture sociale

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the gap between the haves and the have-nots

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combler le fossé
to bridge the gap/ to close the gap
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le fossé se comble
the gap is closing
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la fracture sociale
the social divide
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travailleurs pauvres
working poors
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l'équilibre/le déséquilibre
balance/imbalance
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équilibré/déséquilibré
balanced/unbalanced
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monter dans l'échelle sociale
to climb the social ladder
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partir de rien, partir de zéro
to start from scratch
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l'égalitarisme
egalitarianism
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le statut social
social status
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un baisse du niveau de vie
a decline in living standards
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avoir du mal à joindre les deux bouts
to struggle to make ends meet
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il y a de plus en plus de sans-abri
homelessness is on the rise
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un bidonville
a slum