The Crisis !! Flashcards

(61 cards)

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soutien de famille

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a breadwinner

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la bulle immobilière

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the housing bubble

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3
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une organisation caritative

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a charity

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4
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un bon de réduction

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a coupon

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5
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un escroc

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a crook a swindler a conman

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crise du crédit

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credit crunch

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7
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désindustrialisation

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de-industrialization

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8
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récession

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the downturn

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9
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un promoteur Immo

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a developer

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10
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les épreuves

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hardships

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11
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le problème de sans abri

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homelessness

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12
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précarité

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(empty) job insecurity

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emploi mal payé

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a low paid job

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l’effondrement de l’économie

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an economic meltdown

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15
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précarité

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vide precariousness

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16
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reprise

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a recovery

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17
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système d

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vide resourcefulness

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18
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escroquerie

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a scam

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19
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un plan social

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a redundancy scheme

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20
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un taudis

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a slum

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21
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abordable

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affordable

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22
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dégrafant

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degrading

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économique, rentable

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cost-efficient

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rentable

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profitable

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fiable
reliable
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débrouillard
resourceful
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misérable
poverty-ridden
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où règne le crime
crime-ridden
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radin
stingy
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scandaleux
outrageous
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être dans une mauvaise passe
to be in dire straits
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être touché de plein fouet par
to be hit hard by
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etre dans le marasme économique
to be in the economic doldrums
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être licencié
to be laid off
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rebondir
to bounce back
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supprimer des emplois
to cut jobs
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diminuer sa consommation
to cut down on
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distribuer des allocations
to dole out benefits
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connaître une crise
to experience a crisis
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faire faillite
to go bust
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avoir du mal à
to have trouble + ING
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vivre aux crochets de ses parents
to live off one's parents
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perdre des clients
to lose business
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se débrouiller
to make do
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joindre les 2 bouts
to make ends meet
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s'en sortir
to manage
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hypothéquer
to mortgage one's house
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rembourser un emprunt immo
to pay off a mortgage
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s'en sortir
to pull through
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mettre de l'argent de côté
to put money away
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diminuer les allocations
to roll back benefits
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sortir de la crise
to put an end to the crisis
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subvenir aux besoins de
to support one's
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vivre grâce à
to survive on
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prendre 2 emplois
to take on 2 jobs
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subir
to undergo
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en temps de crise
IN times of crisis
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vivre des allocations
to live ON child support
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avoir un budget serré
to be ON a tight budget
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(etre) face à
(to be) faced with
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allocation avantage
benefit