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1 poverty trap
poverty trap n GB situation d'une personne assistée qui perd toutes ses aides dès qu'elle gagne un peu d'argent. -
2 poverty trap
= situation inextricable de ceux qui dépendent de prestations sociales qu'ils perdent pour peu qu'ils trouvent une activité, même peu rémunérée -
3 trap
1 noun∎ to set or to lay a trap (for sth) tendre un piège (à qch);∎ the badger was caught in a trap le blaireau était pris dans un piège(b) figurative piège m, traquenard m;∎ to set or to lay a trap for sb tendre un piège à qn;∎ they fell into the trap ils sont tombés dans le piège;∎ the poverty trap le piège de la pauvreté(f) (carriage) cabriolet m, charrette f anglaise(g) (trapdoor) trappe f∎ shut your trap! ta gueule!, ferme-la!;∎ you would have to go and open your big trap! il a fallu que tu ouvres ta grande gueule!;∎ to keep one's trap shut la fermer, la boucler∎ now you're trapped! maintenant vous êtes piégé ou pris!;∎ to trap sb into saying sth faire dire qch à qn en usant de ruse;∎ he trapped me into thinking I was safe il m'a piégé en me faisant croire que j'étais hors de danger;∎ we got trapped into going on s'est fait piéger et on a dû y aller;∎ she trapped him into marrying her elle l'a piégé en le forçant à l'épouser∎ they were trapped or they got trapped in the lift ils ont été bloqués ou coincés dans l'ascenseur;∎ we were trapped by the incoming tide on a été surpris par la marée montante;∎ I trapped my leg or my leg got trapped under the table je me suis coincé la jambe ou j'avais la jambe coincée sous la table;∎ she trapped her fingers in the door elle s'est pris les doigts dans la porte;∎ the window blew shut and trapped my hand un coup de vent a fermé la fenêtre et ma main est restée coincée;∎ they were trapped in the rubble ils étaient coincés ou immobilisés sous les décombres;∎ to feel trapped (in relationship) se sentir coincé(d) (hold back → water, gas) retenir;∎ there's a grid to trap dead leaves il y a une grille pour retenir les feuilles mortes -
4 poverty
poverty ['pɒvətɪ](a) (financial) pauvreté f, misère f;∎ to live in poverty vivre dans le besoin(b) (shortage → of resources) manque m; (→ of ideas, imagination) pauvreté f, manque m; (weakness → of style, arguments) pauvreté f, faiblesse f►► poverty line seuil m de pauvreté;∎ to live on/below the poverty line vivre à la limite/en dessous du seuil de pauvreté;poverty trap = situation inextricable de ceux qui dépendent de prestations sociales qu'ils perdent pour peu qu'ils trouvent une activité, même peu rémunérée -
5 poverty
poverty line seuil m de pauvreté;∎ to live above/on/below the poverty line vivre en dessus/à la limite/en dessous du seuil de pauvreté;poverty trap = situation inextricable de ceux qui dépendent de prestations sociales qu'ils perdent pour peu qu'ils trouvent une activité, même peu rémunérée
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