Solidarity Flashcards

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du berceau à la tombe

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from the cradle to the grave

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l’aide sociale, les assurances sociales, les prestations sociales OU le bien-être

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welfare

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la protection sociale

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social insurance, social protection

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les allocations sociales

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welfare rights, welfare entitlements, welfare payments

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une assistance sociale

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a welfare worker, a social worker

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avoir droit à qch

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to be entitled to sth

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la justice social

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social justice

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obligatoire

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compulsory

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créer

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set up

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une allocation, une prestation sociale

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a benefit, an allowance

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allocation chômage / familiale / logement

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unemployment / child / housing benefit

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les acquis sociaux

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social benefits

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demander des prestations sociales

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to claim benefits

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une demandeur de prestations sociales

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a benefit claimant

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l’assurance maladie

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health insurance scheme

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la couverture médicale

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health coverage, medical coverage

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la CMU

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universal health coverage

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la couverture sociale

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social security cover, coverage

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une allocation soumise à des conditions de revenu

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a means-tested benefit

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recevoir des allocations chômage

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to be on the dole

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cotiser

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to contribute

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les cotisations sociales

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social contributions

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la redistribution

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redistribution

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l’impôt sur le revenu

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income tax

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système des retraites
pension system
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une (pension de) retraite
a pension
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le régime d'assurance vieillesse
the state pension system, scheme
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toucher une retraite
to receive a pension
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un retraité
a pensioner, an old age pensioner, a retiree, an OAP
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prendre sa retraite
to retire
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la retraite
retirement
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l'âge de la retraite
retirement age
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les retraités
retired people
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un fonds de pension
a pension fund
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une population vieillissante
an ageing population
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les personnes âgées
the elderly
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bouleversement
fundamental shift
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composition
make-up
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se déplacer
get around
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le système de santé
the health-care system
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les soins, les traitements médicaux
health care, medical treatment
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les dépenses de santé
health spending
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l'espérance de vie
life expectancy
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vivre jusqu'à cent ans
to live to be a hundred
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toucher des prestations sociales, recevoir l'aide sociale
to be on welfare
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vivre des prestations sociales
to live on welfare (US)
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les assistés
people living on state handouts
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l'assistanat
welfare dependency
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un fraudeur abusant du système
a benefit cheat
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la fraude aux allocations
benefit fraud
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un profiteur, un parasite
a freeloader
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le parasitisme
parasitism, freeloading
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What is the "Compassion fatigue"?
"The idea that we get so much human suffering thrust in our faces every day from the media that we've become sort of numbed, we've used up all our reserves of pity, anger, outrage..." (David Lodge, Therapy, 1995)
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la charité OU les oeuvres caritatives
charity
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une organisation caritative
a charity, a charitable organization
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une organisation à but non lucratif
a non-profit making organization
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une bonne cause, une cause humanitaire
a charitable cause
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un bénévole
a volunteer, a voluntary worker
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le bénévolat
volunteering, voluntary work
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une ONG, une organisation non-gouvernementale
an NGO
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être solidaire de qn, se solidariser avec qn
to show, to express solidarity with sb, to support sb, to stand by sb
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se désolidariser de qn
to dissociation oneself from sb
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le PIB
GDP
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éclipser
to dwarf
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donner de l'argent, faire un don
to give away, to donate money
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faire une donation
to make a donation
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un donateur
a donor
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une bienfaiteur
a benefactor
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un bénéficiaire
a recipient
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promettre de donner de l'argent
to pledge, to promise to give money
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généreux
generous
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la générosité
generosity
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désintéressé
disinterested
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égoïste
selfish
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l'égoïsme
selfishness
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l'aide, l'assistance humanitaire
humanitarian aid, assistance
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les secours d'urgence
emergency aid, emergency assistance
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l'aide alimentaire
food aid
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l'aide au développement
development aid
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une organisation humanitaire
a relief agency, a relief organization
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un travailleur humanitaire
a relief worker
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distribuer des couvertures
to hand out blankets
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l'allègement de la dette
debt relief
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effacer, annuler des dettes
to cancel debts, to write off debts
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le ré-échalonnement de la dette
debt-rescheduling
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le commerce équitable
fair trade
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investissement éthique
ethical investment
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la philanthropie | = amour du genre humain
philanthropy
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un philanthrope | = personne qui aime le genre humain
a philanthropist
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la munificence | = générosité extraordinaire
munificence
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financer un projet
to fund a project
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soutenir une initiative
to support, to back an initiative
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soutien financier
financial backing
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un parrain, un mécène, un sponsor
a sponsor
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sponsoriser, parrainer
to sponsor
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le mécénat d'entreprisse
corporation sponsorship
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la responsabilité sociale de l'entreprise
corporation social responsibility, CRS
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entreprenariat social
social entrepreneurship
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doter OU fonder
to endow
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une dotation OU fondation
an endowment
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une fondation
a foundation
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les droits de succession
estate tax
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une réduction d'impôts
a tax break
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un crédit d'impôts
a tax credit
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l'Etat-providence
the welfare state