Rich And Poor Flashcards
Riches et pauvres
Rich and poor
Le fossé se creuse
The gap is widening
Le niveau de vie
Standard of living
Living standards
Le PIB par tete
Le PIB par habitant
GDP per head
GDP per inhabitant
Mode de vie
Lifestyle
Way of life
Le pouvoir d’achat
Buying power
Spending power
Purchasing power
How is the real value of money determined?
By its purchasing power
La quantité
The amount
Les revenus
Incomes
If prices go up, what happens to the purchasing power?
It declines, but if at the same time incomes rise faster than prices, then purchasing power increases
Riche
Rich
Wealthy
La richesse
Wealth
Aisé
Well-off
Nanti
Well-to-do
Fortuné
Well-heeled
Etre nanti
Vivre dans l’aisance
To be affluent
La richesse
L’abondance
Affluence
La société d’abondance
The affluent society
Grippe
Influenza
Insatisfaits
Frustrés
Unfulfilled
Bien-être
Well-being
What is affluenza?
It is a portmanteau word composed of “affluence” and “influenza”
It refers to the condition of people, mostly in rich western countries, who feel unfulfilled and unsatisfied in spite of their growing wealth
Les riches
Rich people
The rich
Des richesses
Riches
Les grandes fortunes
The super-rich
The mega-rich
Bourré de fric
Plein aux as
Stinking rich
Parmi les nantis
Parmi les possédants
In moneyed circles
Détrôner
Unseated
Gonfler
To swell
Clément
Lenient
Who is the wealthiest individual in the globe?
Warren Buffett
How many billionaires live in London?
49
Un millionnaire
A millionaire
Un millionnaire en dollars
A dollar millionaire
Un milliardaire
A billionaire
Un Multimilliardaire
A zillionaire
A multimillionaire
Un magnat du pétrole
An oil magnate
Un baron de la presse
A press baron
Un magnat des médias
A media mogul
Un roi des logiciels
The software tycoon
What is “who wants to be a millionaire”?
It is a TV quiz show in which participants have to answer questions of increasing difficulty in order to win a cash prize
Le revenu
Income
L’impôt sur le revenu
Income tax
Un paradis fiscal
A tax haven
La fraude fiscale
Tax evasion
Familles à hauts revenus
High-income families
Familles à bas revenus
Low-income families
Un contribuable
A taxpayer
Les gains
Earnings
Un gros richard
A fat cat
What is a golden parachute?
It is a large amount of money given to someone when they leave their job
What is the name of a golden parachute in British English?
A golden handshake
La pauvreté
Poverty
Les pauvres
Poor people
The poor