Vocabulary Inequalities Flashcards

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le niveau de vie

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standard of living, living standards

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le PIB par tête, par habitant

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GDP [dʒiːdiː’piː] per capita, per head

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mode de vie

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lifestyle, way of life

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le pouvoir d’achat

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purchasing power, buying power

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le revenu

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income

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l’impôt sur le revenu

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income tax

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familles à hauts / bas revenus

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high-income/ low-income families

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un contribuable

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a taxpayer

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inégal

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unequal, uneven

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partager

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to share

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répartir

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to share out

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la répartition de la richesse

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the distribution of wealth

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une société à deux vitesses

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a two-tier society

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le tissu social

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the social fabric

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la richesse

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wealth

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riche

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rich, wealthy

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aisé

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well-off, well-to-do

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être nanti, vivre dans l’aisance

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to be affluent

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la richesse, l’abondance

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affluence

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la société d’abondance

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the affluent society

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les riches

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rich people, the rich

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des richesses

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riches

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un millionnaire

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a millionaire

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un milliardaire

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a billionaire

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la pauvreté
poverty
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les pauvres
poor people, the poor
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les travailleurs pauvres
the working poor
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la misère
extreme poverty, dire poverty
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le dénuement, la misère noire
destitution
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les plus démunis
the most destitute
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les démunis, les déshérités
the have-nots
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sombrer dans la pauvreté
to sink into poverty
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en-dessous / au-dessus du seuil de pauvreté
below / above the poverty line
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défavorisé
deprived, disadvantage, underprivileged
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joindre les deux bouts
to make ends meet
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peiner à s'en sortir
to struggle to get by, struggle by
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vivoter
to scrape by
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sans abri
homeless
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la redistribution
redistribution
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une soupe populaire
a soup kitchen, a breadline
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le quart-monde
the underclass
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l'aide sociale, les assurances sociales, les prestations sociales
welfare
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l'Etat-providence
the welfare state
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la protection social
social insurance, social protection
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cotiser
to contribute
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les cotisations sociales
social contributions
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les allocation sociales
welfare rights, welfare entitlements, welfare payments
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une assistante sociale
a welfare worker, a social worker
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la couverture sociale
social security cover, coverage
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une allocation, une prestation sociale
a benefit, an allowance
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allocation chômage / familiale / logement
unemployment / child / housing benefit
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allocation soumise à des conditions de revenu
a means-tested benefit
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demander des prestations sociales
to claim benefits
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avoir droit à quelque chose
to be entitled to something
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les assistés
people living on state handouts
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l'assistanat
welfare dependency
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un parasite, un profiteur
a welfare scrounger
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frauder
to cheat
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un fraudeur abusant du système d'allocations
a benefit cheat
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la fraude aux allocations
benefit fraud
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un profiteur, un parasite
a freeloader
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la parasitisme
freeloading
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une ( pension de ) retraite
a pension
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le système de retraites
the pension system
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toucher une retraite
to receive a pension
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un retraité
a pensioner, an old age pensioner, a retiree, an OAP
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un fonds de pension
a pension fund
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prendre sa retraite
to retire
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la retraite
retirement
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l'âge de la retraite
retirement age
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les soins, les traitements médicaux
health care, medical treatment
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le système de santé
the health care system
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la couverture médicale
health coverage, medical coverage
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la CMU
universal health coverage
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les dépenses de santé
health spending
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l'espérance de vie
life expectancy
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la charité ou les œuvres caritatives
charity
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une organisation caritative, une œuvre de charité
a charity, a charitable organization
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une organisation à but non lucratif
a non-profit making organization, a not-for-profit organization
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un bénévole
a volunteer, a voluntary worker
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l'aide, l'assistance humanitaire
humanitarian aid, assistance
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le bénévolat
volunteering, voluntary work
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une ONG, une organisation non-gouvernementale
an NGO, a non-governmental organization
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les secours d'urgence
emergency aid, emergency assistance
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l'aide au développement
development aid
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une organisation humanitaire
a relief agency, a relief organization
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l'allègement de la dette
debt relief
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le ré-échelonnement de la dette
debt-rescheduling
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un philanthrope
a philanthropist
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effacer, annuler des dettes
to cancel debts, to write off debts
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donner de l'argent, faire un don
to give away, to donate money
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un donateur
a donor
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un bienfaiteur
a benefactor
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promettre de donner de l'argent
to pledge, to promise to give money
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un bénéficiaire
a recipient
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soutenir une initiative
to support, to back an initiative
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financer un projet
to fund a project
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un parrain, un mécène, un sponsor
a sponsor
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sponsoriser, parrainer
to sponsor
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le mécénat d'entreprise
corporate sponsorship
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la responsabilité sociale de l'entreprise
corporate social responsibility, CSR
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entreprenariat social
social entrepreneurship
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une reduction d'impôts
a tax break