GI-Poverty and famine Flashcards

1
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alléger

A

to relieve

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améliorer

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to improve

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annuler

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to cancel

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appauvrir

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to impoverish

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chuter

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to fall

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corrompre

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to corrupt

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créer

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to create

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déborder

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to overflow

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dédaigner

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to despise

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dépenser

A

to spend

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11
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dévier

A

to deviate

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devoir

A

to owe, to have to

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diminuer

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to decrease

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14
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distribuer

A

to distribute, to hand out

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15
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échouer

A

to fail

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éclabousser

A

to splash

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enseigner

A

to teach

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18
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entreprendre

A

to undertake

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éradiquer

A

to eradicate

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errer

A

to wander

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21
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être endetté

A

to be in debt

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22
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évincer

A

to evict

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exploiter

A

to exploit

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24
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faire faillite

A

to go bankrupt

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25
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l’achat (m)

A

purchase

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26
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l’aide au développement (f)

A

development aid

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27
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l’aide financière (f)

A

financial aid

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28
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l’analphabète (m)

A

illiterate person

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29
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l’analphabétisme (m)

A

illiteracy

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30
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l’argent (m)

A

money

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31
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l’association caritative (f)

A

charity

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32
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l’austérité (f)

A

austerity

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33
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l’avenir (m)

A

future

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34
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la baraque

A

shack

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35
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le besoin

A

need

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36
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le bidonville

A

shantytown

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37
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la maladie

A

illness

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38
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la malnutrition

A

malnutrition

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39
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le mendiant

A

beggar

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40
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la misère

A

misery

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41
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les moins nantis (mpl)

A

less well-off people

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42
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la mortalité

A

mortality

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43
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l’opulence (f)

A

wealth

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44
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l’orphelin (m)

A

orphan

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45
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la pénurie

A

shortage

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46
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le pillage

A

looting

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47
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le prêt

A

loan

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48
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le quart-monde

A

fourth world

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49
Q

le revenu

A

income

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50
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affamé

A

hungry

51
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affecté

A

affected

52
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affligé

A

afflicted, distressed

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aisé

A

well-off

54
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blessé

A

injured

55
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carencé

A

deficient

56
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charitable

A

charitable

57
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compatissant

A

sympathetic

58
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corrompu

A

corrupted

59
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défavorisé

A

underprivileged, deprived

60
Q

démuni

A

destitute

61
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digne

A

dignified, worthy

62
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endémique

A

endemic

63
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endetté

A

in debt

64
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faire la manche

A

to beg

65
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gérer

A

to handle, to manage

66
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héberger

A

to shelter

67
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manipuler

A

to manipulate

68
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manquer (de)

A

to lack

69
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mendier

A

to beg

70
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nécessiter

A

to need

71
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se nourrir de

A

to live on

72
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octroyer

A

to grant

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parrainer

A

to sponsor

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planter

A

to plan

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priver de

A

to deprive of

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privilégier

A

to favor

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rechercher

A

to look for

78
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récolter

A

to harvest

79
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réguler

A

to regulate

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répandre

A

to spread

81
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répartir

A

to share out

82
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réussir

A

to succeed

83
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souffrir

A

to suffer

84
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soulager

A

to relieve

85
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soutenir

A

to support

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voler

A

to steal

87
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les biens (mpl)

A

goods

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la carence

A

deficiency

89
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la charité

A

charity

90
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la crise

A

crisis

91
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la croissance

A

growth

92
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le déclin

A

decline

93
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le destin

A

fate

94
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la dette

A

debt

95
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la distribution

A

distribution

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la faim

A

hunger

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la famine

A

famine

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l’inégalité (f)

A

inequality

99
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la richesse

A

wealth

100
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le salaire

A

salary

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le sans-abri

A

homeless person

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le SDF

A

homeless person

103
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le sort

A

fate

104
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la souffrance

A

suffering

105
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la soupe populaire

A

soup kitchen

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le strict minimum

A

bare necessities

107
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la surpopulation

A

overpopulation

108
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le taux

A

rate

109
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la tendance

A

tendency

110
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le tiers-monde

A

third world

111
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généreux

A

generous

112
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industrialisé

A

industrialized

113
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injuste

A

unfair

114
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insuffisant

A

insufficient, inadequate

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juste

A

fair

116
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luxueux

A

luxurious

117
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malade

A

sick

118
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malnutri

A

malnourished

119
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nanti

A

affluent, well-to-do

120
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occidental

A

Western

121
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opprimé

A

oppressed

122
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pauvre

A

poor

123
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riche

A

rich