Rich and Poor Flashcards by franck lecomte | Brainscape

Q

le fossé se creuse

A

the gap is widening

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le niveau de vie

A

the standard of living

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le PIB par habitant

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GDP per head

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un mode de vie

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a lifestyle, way of life

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la richesse

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the wealth

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le pouvoir d’achat

A

purchasing power

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la quantité

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the amount

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les revenus

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the incomes

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aisé

A

well-off

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les riches

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rich people

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un magnat du pétrole

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an oil magnate

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un baron de la presse

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a press baron

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un roi des logiciels

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a software tycoon

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le revenu

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the income

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l’impôt sur le revenu

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the income tax

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la fraude fiscale

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tax evasion

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familles à hauts/bas revenus

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high-income/low-income families

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un contribuable

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a taxpayer

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les gains

A

the earnings

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sombrer dans la pauvreté

A

to sink into poverty

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en-dessous/au dessus du seuil de pauvreté

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below/above the poverty line

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vivre avec deux dollars par jour

A

to live on 2$ a day

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vivre d’allocations

A

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

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la fracture sociale

A

the gap between the haves and the have-nots

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combler le fossé

A

to bridge the gap/ to close the gap

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le fossé se comble

A

the gap is closing

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la fracture sociale

A

the social divide

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travailleurs pauvres

A

working poors

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l’équilibre/le déséquilibre

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balance/imbalance

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équilibré/déséquilibré

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balanced/unbalanced

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monter dans l’échelle sociale

A

to climb the social ladder

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partir de rien, partir de zéro

A

to start from scratch

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l’égalitarisme

A

egalitarianism

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le statut social

A

social status

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un baisse du niveau de vie

A

a decline in living standards

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avoir du mal à joindre les deux bouts

A

to struggle to make ends meet

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il y a de plus en plus de sans-abri

A

homelessness is on the rise

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un bidonville

A

a slum