The Homeless (vocab) Flashcards

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1
Q

le sans-abrisme, l’itinéraire

A

homelessness

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2
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les sans-abri
2x

A

the homeless / street people

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3
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être sans domicile fixe

A

to have no fixed abode

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4
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être sans abri, être sur le pavé
2x

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to be homeless / to be down-and-out

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5
Q

un sans-abri, un SDF
3x

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a homeless person / a down-and-out / a dosser

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6
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2 millions de sans-abri / le nombre de sans-abri
2x

A

2 million homeless / the number of homeless

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7
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le quart-monde

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the underclass

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8
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errer sans but

A

to wander about aimlessly

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9
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un vagabond
3x

A

a vagabond / a vagrant / a wanderer

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10
Q

le vagabondage

A

vagrancy

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11
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la mendicité
2x

A

begging / panhandling (US)

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12
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un mendiant
2x

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a beggar / a panhandler (US)

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13
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mendier, tendre la main
2x

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to beg / to panhandle (US)

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14
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vivre de la charité des autres

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to live on handouts

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15
Q

un clochard
3x

A

a tramp / a bum (US) / a hobo

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16
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une clocharde

A

a bag lady

17
Q

un poivrot (qui vit dans la rue)

A

a wino

18
Q

se clochardiser

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to be reduced to destitution

19
Q

être condamné à vivre dans la rue

A

to be forced into the streets

20
Q

vivre dans la rue

A

to live on the streets

21
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dormir dans la rue

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to sleep in the streets

22
Q

dormir à la dure

A

to sleep rough

23
Q

quelqu’un qui dort à la dure

A

a rough sleeper

24
Q

s’installer pour la nuit

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to bed down for the night

25
Q

dormir dans un couloir du métro

A

to sleep in an underground corridor

26
Q

un carton

A

a cardboard box

27
Q

une bouche d’aération
2x

A

a vent / an air vent

28
Q

un sac de couchage

A

a sleeping bag

29
Q

squatter un immeuble abandonné

A

to squat a derelict building

30
Q

rester propre

A

to stay clean

31
Q

lutter contre le froid

A

to fight off the cold

32
Q

se mettre à boire

A

to rake to drinking

33
Q

lutter pour sa survie

A

to fights for survival

34
Q

une centre d’accueil pour sans-abri

A

a homeless shelter

35
Q

venir en aide aux sans-abri

A

to assist the homeless

36
Q

une association caritative

A

a charity

37
Q

une association de bénévoles

A

a voluntary association

38
Q

une soupe populaire

A

a soup kitchen