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Le livre Total English - Débutant - Unité 9 - Leçon 2

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from rags to riches

used to refer to the action of rising from the depth of poverty to the highest of riches

de la misère à la richesse, parti de rien

de la misère à la richesse, parti de rien

Ex: She went from rags to riches after building her own fashion brand. 

Elle est passée de la misère à la richesse après avoir créé sa propre marque de mode.

broke
broke
[Adjectif]

having little or no financial resources

fauché, presque sans argent

fauché, presque sans argent

Ex: She's broke after buying that expensive laptop. 

Elle est fauchée après avoir acheté cet ordinateur portable cher.

careful
careful
[Adjectif]

giving attention or thought to what we are doing to avoid doing something wrong, hurting ourselves, or damaging something

prudent, prudente

prudent, prudente

Ex: I am always careful with my phone to avoid dropping it. 

Je fais toujours attention à mon téléphone pour éviter de le faire tomber.

careless
careless
[Adjectif]

not paying enough attention to what we are doing

négligent, négligente

négligent, négligente

Ex: He lost his keys due to his careless habit of not checking his pockets. 

Il a perdu ses clés à cause de son habitude négligente de ne pas vérifier ses poches.

generous
generous
[Adjectif]

having a willingness to freely give or share something with others, without expecting anything in return

généreux

généreux

Ex: Despite facing financial struggles, he remained generous, sharing what little he had with others who were less fortunate. 

Malgré des difficultés financières, il est resté généreux, partageant le peu qu'il avait avec ceux qui étaient moins fortunés.

mean
mean
[Adjectif]

(of a person) behaving in a way that is unkind or cruel

méchant

méchant

Ex: He showed his mean streak by mocking his coworker's appearance behind their back. 
poor
poor
[Adjectif]

owning a very small amount of money or a very small number of things

pauvre

pauvre

Ex: The poor beggar sat on the street, asking for help from passersby. 
rich
rich
[Adjectif]

owning a great amount of money or things that cost a lot

riche

riche

Ex: The rich businessman owned multiple luxurious cars. 
millionaire

a person whose total wealth is one million or more in their currency

millionnaire, personne possédant un million ou plus dans sa monnaie

millionnaire, personne possédant un million ou plus dans sa monnaie

Ex: The millionaire donated a large sum to charity. 

Le millionnaire a fait un don important à une œuvre de bienfaisance.

average
average
[Adjectif]

having no distinctive charactristics

moyen, ordinaire

moyen, ordinaire

Ex: The hotel room was average, with standard furnishings and amenities. 
tin can
tin can
[nom]

a container for food or other goods, made of tinplated steel or other metal and typically cylindrical in shape with a removable lid

boîte de conserve, conserve

boîte de conserve, conserve

Ex: The recycling bin was full of empty tin cans. 

La poubelle de recyclage était pleine de boîtes de conserve vides.

lottery
lottery
[nom]

a game of chance where tickets with numbers or symbols are purchased, and a random selection of numbers or symbols determines the winners

loterie

loterie

Ex: The lottery draw will take place on Saturday night. 

Le tirage de la loterie aura lieu samedi soir.

to earn
to earn
[verbe]

to get money for the job that we do or services that we provide

gagner, mériter

gagner, mériter

Ex: He is looking for a part-time job to earn some additional cash. 
penny
penny
[nom]

a US coin worth one cent, or one hundredth of a dollar

penny

penny

Ex: She dropped three pennies into the jar. 
share
share
[nom]

any of the equal portions of a company's stock that is available for public to buy and gain benefit

action, part

action, part

Ex: Each share in the company gives you one vote at the annual meeting. 
to invest
to invest
[verbe]

to spend money or resources with the intention of gaining a future advantage or return

investir

investir

Ex: She regularly invests in stocks to build long-term wealth. 
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