RICH & POOR Flashcards

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Abondant
Être dans l aisance
La Société de l abondance

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Affluent
To be affluent
The affluent society

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2
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Des richesses

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Riches

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Plein au as

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Sticking rich

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4
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Parmis les nantis

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In moneyed circles

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Un magnat

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A mogul , a baron ,a tycoon, a magnat

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Paradis fiscal

Evasion fiscal

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Tax-haven

Tax-evasion

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Un contribuable

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A taxpayer

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Une prime

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A bonus

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9
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Une famille à haut/bas revenu

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A high/low-income family

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Un a côté un avantage en nature

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A perk

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Appauvri

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Impoverished

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12
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La misère

Le dénuement

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Dire poverty

Destitution

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13
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En dessous /dessus le seuil de pauvreté

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Below/above the poverty line

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Vivre des allocations

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To live on benefits

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15
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Une société a deux vitesse

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A two-tier society

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La paupérisation

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The pauperization

17
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Repartir

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To share out

18
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vivre avec _$ par jour

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to live on $_ a day

19
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Un gouffre une abîme

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A chasm

20
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Nanti

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Well-to-do

21
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D’après certaines études, il est plus difficile de monter dans l’échelle sociale qu’autrefois.

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→ According to some studies, it is harder to move up the social ladder than it used to be.

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PMA

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LDCs ( least developed countries)