Solidarity Flashcards

1
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L’aide sociale OU le bien être

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Welfare

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2
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L’état providence

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The welfare state

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3
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La protection sociale

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Social insurance

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4
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Les allocations sociales

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Welfare rights, entitlements

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5
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Une assistante sociale

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A welfare worker

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6
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Une allocation, une prestation sociale

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A benefit, an allowance

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7
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Allocation chômage / familiale / sociale

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Unemployment/ child / housing benefit

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8
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Les acquis sociaux

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Social benefits

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9
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Demander des prestations sociales

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To claim benefits

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10
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L’assurance maladie

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Health insurance scheme

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11
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La couverture médicale

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Health coverage

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12
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Recevoir des allocations chômage

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To be on the dole

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13
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Cotiser

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To contribute

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14
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Les cotisations sociales

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Social contributions

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15
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L’impôt sur le revenu

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Income tax

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16
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What does “social security” mean ?

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–> it refers to welfare generally (money paid to ill people, to the elderly, the unemployed…)
–> in the US, it’s the name given to the government-sponsored pension system
(Aux EU, pas vraiment d’équivalent de la sécu, mais il y a Medicare, Medicaid et maintenant Obama care)

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17
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Une pension de retraite

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A pension

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18
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Le système de retraite

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The pension system

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19
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Toucher une retraite

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To receive a pension

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20
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Un retraité

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A pensioner, a retiree (US), an OAP

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21
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Prendre sa retraite

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To retire

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22
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La retraite

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Retirement

23
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Un fond de pension

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A pension fund

24
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Une population vieillissante

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An ageing popular

25
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Le système de santé

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The health care system

26
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Les dépenses de santé

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Health spending

27
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L’espérance de vie

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Life expectancy

28
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Toucher / vivre des prestations sociales

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To be on / to live on welfare

29
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Les assistés

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People living on state handouts, welfare scrounges

30
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Un fraudeur abusant du système d’allocations

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A benefit cheat

31
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Un profiteur

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A freeloader

32
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La charité OU les œuvres caritatives

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Charity

33
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Une organisation à but non lucratif

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A non-profit making organization

34
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Une cause humanitaire

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A charitable cause

35
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Un bénévole

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A volunteer

36
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Être solidaire envers qqn

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To show solidarity with sb, to support sb, to stand by sb

37
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Faire un don d’argent

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To give away, to donate money

38
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Faire une donation

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To make a donation

39
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Un donateur

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A donor

40
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Un bénéficiaire

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A recipient

41
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Désintéressé

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Disinterested

42
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L’aide, l’assistance humanitaire

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Humanitarian aid, assistance

43
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Les secours d’urgence

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Emergency aid

44
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L’aide alimentaire

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Food aid

45
Q

Une organisation humanitaire

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A relief agency, organization

46
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Un travailleur humanitaire

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A relief worker

47
Q

L’allègement de la dette

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Debt relief

48
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Annuler des dettes

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To write off debts

49
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Le re échelonnement de la dette

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Debt-rescheduling

50
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Financer un projet

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To fund a project

51
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Soutien financier

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Financial backing

52
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An endowment

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Une dotation OU une fondation

53
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Une réduction d’impôt

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A tax break