Solidarity: from the cradle to the grave Flashcards

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1
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L’Etat-providence

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The welfare state

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2
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La protection sociale

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Social insurance

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3
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Les acquis sociaux

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Social benefits

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4
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La couverture médicale

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Health/Medical coverage

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5
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Une allocations soumise à des conditions de revenu

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A means-tested benefit

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6
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Cotiser

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To contribute

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7
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Les cotisations sociales

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Social contributions

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8
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Le système de retraite

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The pension system

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9
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Une population vieillissante

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An ageing population

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10
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Les personnes âgées

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The elderly

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11
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Le système de santé

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The health-care system

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12
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Les soins

Les traitements médicaux

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Health care

Medical treatment

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13
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L’espérance de vie

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Life expectancy

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14
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Vivre jusqu’à 100 ans

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To live to be a hundred

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15
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Les assistés (2)

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People living on state handouts/ Welfare scroungers

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L’assistanat

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Welfare dependency

17
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Un fraudeur abusant du système d’allocation

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A benefit cheat

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Un profiteur

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A freeloader

19
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Un bénévole (2)

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A volunteering/Volontary work

20
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ONG

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NGO

21
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Donner de l’argent/ Faire un don

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To give away/ To donate money

22
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Une organisation humanitaire

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A reflief organization

23
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Distribuer des couvertures

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To hand out blankets

24
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L’allegement de la dette

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Debt relief

25
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Effacer/Annuler des dettes

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To cancel debts

26
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Financer un projet

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To fund a project

27
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Soutien financier

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Financial backing

28
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Un parrain/ Un mécène/Un sponsor

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A sponsor

29
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Le mécenat d’entreprise

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Corporate sponsorship

30
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Doter ou Fonder

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To endow

31
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Les droits de succession

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Estate tax

32
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Une réduction d’impôts

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A tax break