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Problèmes sociaux

FrancaisAnglais
l'analphabetisme illiteracy
appauvrir to impoverish
avoir les moyens de to afford to
le / la bénévole volunteer
la chaleur warmth, heat
consacrer to devote (time)
dans le denuément destitute
défavorisé(e) disadvantaged
démuni deprived
désespéré(e) desperate
devoir to owe
l’écart (m) gap
endémique endemic
l’endettement (m) debt
enrichir to make rich
éradiquer to eradicate
étre en baisse to be on the decline
étre en hausse to be on the increase
étre endetté to be in debt
la hausse increase
l’impôt sur le revenu income tax
inégal unequal
l’inégalité des chances inequality of opportunity
la misère poverty
le niveau de vie standard of living
l’organisation caritative charity, charitable organisation
le pouvoir d'achat spending power
la précarité lack of job security
la privation hardship
la récolte crop, harvest
répandu widespread
le / la sans-abri homeless people
la sécheresse drought
le smic minimum salary
le smicard a person receiving the minimum wage
la subvention subsidy
abattre to shoot
l'assasinat murder, attempted murder
le blanchiment money laundering
le cambriolage burglary
le coup de feu gunshot
le CRS riot police
déposer plainte to lodge a complaint
écrouer to lock up
s'enfuir to flee
l’enlèvement kidnapping
faire la virée to go joyriding
le filou crook
le flic (argot) cop
l'homicide involontaire manslaughter
interpeller to arrest
juridique legal
la manifestation demonstration
le notaire solicitor
la preuve proof
le racket extorsion
le ripou (argot) a corrupt policeman
témoigner to give evidence
le viol rape
le vol theft
le voyou thug
un fléau a scourge
une allocation de chomage unemployment benefit
un chômeur an unemployed person
un grèviste a striker
faire la grève to go on strike
décommander une grève to call off a strike
traverser une période difficile to go through a rough patch
Created by: dcor90
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