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A2 poverty
Ket terms on poverty and homelessness
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| L’exclusion | exclusion, rejection |
| Les démunis | the destitute / down and outs |
| Les nantis et les démunis | the haves and have |
| Ceux qui vivent dans la précarité – | those who live in insecurity |
| Ceux qui vivent en dessous du seuil de la pauvreté – | those who live below the poverty threshold |
| Les exclus | social outcasts |
| Les SDF (sans domicile fixe) | the homeless |
| Les sans | abris |
| La ZUP (Zone à Urbaniser en Priorité) | priority urban area |
| L’immeuble | block of flats |
| Le HLM (Habitation à Loyer Modéré) | council block |
| Le gratte | ciel – skyscraper |
| L’agglomération | built |
| La banlieue | suburb(s) |
| La zone sensible | difficult area |
| L’espérance de vie | life expectancy |
| La pauvreté | poverty |
| L’abri (m) | shelter |
| La faim | hunger |
| Le froid | cold |
| Le bénévole – | volunteer |
| Un(e) assistant(e) sociale(e) – | social worker |
| L’aide sociale | social security |
| Le mendicant | beggar |
| Mendier | to beg |
| Faire la manche – | to beg |
| Le clochard | tramp |
| Le vagabond | tramp |
| Le vagabondage | sleeping rough |
| Les soins (m) | care |
| L’hygiène (f) | hygiene |
| Le trottoir | pavement |
| Le carton | cardboard |
| Marginaliser | to marginalise |
| Marginalisé | rejected |
| Le marginal | outcast |
| Fournir | to provide |
| Survivre | to survive |
| Maltraiter | to mistreat |
| Mépriser | to despise, hold in contempt |
| La bagarre | fight, scuffle |
| Réinsérer | to rehabilitate |
| Exclu | excluded (noun or adjective) |
| Sans papiers | without official papers |
| Insalubre | unhealthy |
| Dépourvu de | deprived of |
| Défavorisé | deprived |
| Le quartier défavorisé | deprived area |
| Le niveau de vie | standard of living |
| La qualité de vie | quality of life |
| Ne pas prêter attention à | to ignore |
| Faire semblant de ne pas voir | to ignore |
| Le cercle vicieux | vicious circle |
| Se méfier de | to mistrust |
| La distribution des richesses | |
| La misère – | poverty |
| Au chômage – | unemployed |
| Les chômeurs – | the unemployed |
| Aisé | well |
| La privation | hardship |
| Priver de | to deprive of |
| Le manque | lack |
| Manquer | to lack, be short of |
| L’analphabétisme (m) | illiteracy |
| Analphabète, illettré – | illiterate |
| Milieu familial – | family background |
| Souffrir | to suffer |
| La carence | deficiency |
| Dans le dénuement – | destitute |
| Le Tiers Monde | Third World |
Created by:
Mrs. Agnew
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