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Rich and poor: the gap is widening ! Flashcards

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1
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Le niveau de vie

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Standard of living

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PIB par tête

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GDP per head

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3
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Le pouvoir d’achat (3)

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Buying power/ Spending power/ Purchasing power

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4
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Riche/ La richesse

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Wealthy/ Wealth

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5
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Aisé

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Well-off

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6
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Nanti

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Well-to-do

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7
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La société d’abondance

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The affluent society

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8
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Plein aux as

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Stinking

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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 magnat des médias

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A media mogul

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12
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Un roi des logiciels

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A software tycoon

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13
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Le revenu

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Income

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14
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L’impots sur le revenue

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Income tax

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15
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Les travailleurs pauvres

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The working poor

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Les nécessiteux

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The needy

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17
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Les plus démuis

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The most destitute

18
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Tomber dans la misère

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To fall on hard times

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En-dessous/ Au-dessous de la ligne de pauvreté

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Below/ Above the poverty line

20
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Un ménage à revenu modeste

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A low-income household

21
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Vivre d’allocation

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To live on the benefit

22
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La paupérisation

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Pauperization

23
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La répartition des richesses

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The distribution of wealth

24
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Une société à 2 vitesses

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A two-tiers society

25
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Le tissu social

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The social fabric

26
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Le fossé se comble

Le fossé se creuse

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The gap is closing

The gap is widening

27
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La fracture social

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The social divide

28
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Contradiction/Divergence

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A discrepancy

There is a discrepancy between these reports.

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Un gouffre

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A chasm

30
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La mobilité social

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Social mobility

31
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L’ascenseur social

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The social ladder

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L’histoire de quelqu’un qui est passée de la misère à la richesse

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A rags-to-riches story

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Égalité des chances

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Equality of opportunity

34
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égalitarisme

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egalitarianism

35
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Le déclassement

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Fall in status

36
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Une baisse du niveau de vie

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A decline in living standards

37
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Peiner à s’en sortir

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Struggle by

38
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Joindre les 2 bouts

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To make ends meets

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Vivre au jour le jour

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To live from hand to mouth

40
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Un clodo (2)
Une clocharde
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A tramp/A bum

A bag lady

41
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Une soupe populaire

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A soup kitchen

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Un taudis

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A slum

Anglais: the big picture (6 decks)

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