Rich and Poor Flashcards

(29 cards)

1
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nanti

A

well-to-do

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2
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fortuné

A

well-heeled

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3
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vivre dans l’aisance

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to be affluent

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4
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les richesses

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riches

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5
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plein aux as

A

stiking rich

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6
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parmis les nantis

A

in moneyed circles

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7
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un multimilliardaire

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a zillionaire

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8
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un paradis fiscal

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a tax heaven

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9
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l’évasion fiscale

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tax evasion

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10
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un travail bien payé

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a well-paid job

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11
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les gains

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earnings

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12
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un avantage en nature

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a perk

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13
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un gros richard

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a fat cat

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14
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appauvri

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impoverished

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15
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les nécessiteux

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the needy

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16
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la misère

17
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le dénuement

18
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sombrer dans la pauvreté

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to sink into poverty

19
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en-dessous du seuil de pauvreté

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below the poverty line

20
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un ménage à revenus modestes

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a low-income household

21
Q

défavorisé

A

deprived/underprivileged

22
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les plus démunis

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the most destitute

23
Q

vivre avec 2$ par jour

A

to live on $2 a day

24
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vivre d’allocations

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to live on the benefits

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la paupérisation
pauperization
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répartir
to share out
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le fossé se comble
the gap is closing
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le fossé se creuse
the gap is widening
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un gouffre
a chasm