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question		réponse
fundamentally commencer à apprendre		in basic and important way
denail commencer à apprendre		not allowing people to have
violation commencer à apprendre		act that spoils or destroys something
dignity commencer à apprendre		worth
absolutely poverty commencer à apprendre		being poor according to a fixed minimum standard; sometimes called the poverty line
relative poverty commencer à apprendre		being poor in relation to others around you
social context commencer à apprendre		situation
income equality commencer à apprendre		each share of the population gets the same share of income
extreme poverty commencer à apprendre		living below the poverty line
penury commencer à apprendre		the state of being very poor; extreme poverty
human poverty commencer à apprendre		being poor in range of ways, not only financial
shelter commencer à apprendre		having a place to live that is protected from the weather
nutrition commencer à apprendre		food that people take into their body
malnourished commencer à apprendre		suffering from ill health because of poor food (noun=malnourishment/malnutrition)
literacy commencer à apprendre		ability to read and write (illiterate)
sanitation commencer à apprendre		systems for taking dirty water and waste from homes to ensure good hygiene
deprived commencer à apprendre		lacking in things considered necessary for a pleasant life (deprivation)
classed commencer à apprendre		categorized
affluence/affluent commencer à apprendre		wealth/wealthy super-rich
on/below the breadline commencer à apprendre		heaving the level of income of an extremely poor person
make ends meet commencer à apprendre		have enough money to buy all you need
poverty-stricken commencer à apprendre		affected by poverty
impoverished commencer à apprendre		poor, without much money to live on
destitute commencer à apprendre		without money, food, home or possessions (destitution)
living from hand to mouth commencer à apprendre		having just enough money to live without suffering
money has been tight commencer à apprendre		there has not been much money
tighten our belts commencer à apprendre		spend less than before
income bracket commencer à apprendre		range of income with upper and lower levels
constituted commencer à apprendre		formed (used about an official organization)
humanity commencer à apprendre		all people
foundation commencer à apprendre		time when it was established (founded)
pursued commencer à apprendre		try to achieve (aim, goal, career, strategy)
establish commencer à apprendre		set up, put in place
conquering commencer à apprendre		beating, getting rid of
illiteracy commencer à apprendre		inability to read or write
negotiation commencer à apprendre		discussions in an attempt to reach an agreement
injustice commencer à apprendre		unfairness
upholds commencer à apprendre		supports
minorities commencer à apprendre		groups of people who differ racially or in some other way from most of the people in the place where they live (etnic, religious, oppressed)
intervention commencer à apprendre		involvement in a difficult situation in order to improve it
justified commencer à apprendre		caused by a good reason
movement commencer à apprendre		a change or development
slogan commencer à apprendre		a short and striking or memorable phrase used in advertising
liberation commencer à apprendre		freedom from limits on thought or behavior
integration commencer à apprendre		the action or process of integrating
march commencer à apprendre		walk in a military manner with a regular measured tread
solidarity commencer à apprendre		unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest, mutual support within a group
delegates commencer à apprendre		representatives
infrastructure commencer à apprendre		basic system and services such as transport
recognize commencer à apprendre		access
undertaken commencer à apprendre		promise
undeniably commencer à apprendre		certainly
delicate commencer à apprendre		needing to be handled with great skill
unity commencer à apprendre		being together as one
customary commencer à apprendre		usual
a last resort commencer à apprendre		something you do when everything else has failed
diplomacy commencer à apprendre		activities concerning the relationship between governments
sanctions commencer à apprendre		official orders such as the stopping of trade, taken against a country to make it obey international law
weaponry commencer à apprendre		weapons in general or different types
civilian casualties commencer à apprendre		people injured or killed who are not members of the military or the police
intervention commencer à apprendre		intentionally becoming involved in a difficult situation to improve it or stop it from getting worse
regime change commencer à apprendre		changing the government or leader of a country especially by force
tyrannical commencer à apprendre		using power in a cruel way over people in a country or group
overthrow commencer à apprendre		remove somebody from power using force
civil war commencer à apprendre		war between groups who live in the same country
unrest commencer à apprendre		disagreement or fight between groups
clashes commencer à apprendre		fights or arguments
rival commencer à apprendre		who compete against one another
ethnic commencer à apprendre		national or racial
escalate commencer à apprendre		become greater or more serious
all-out commencer à apprendre		complete and total
brutal suppression commencer à apprendre		violent and cruel ending of the right or freedom to do something
ethnic cleansing commencer à apprendre		organized attempt by one racial or political group to completely remove from a country or area anyone who belongs to another particular racial group, using violence to achieve this
massacres commencer à apprendre		the killing of large numbers of people
conflict resolution commencer à apprendre		finding a way to end conflict and the negative feelings between groups
mistrust commencer à apprendre		lack or absence of trust
hatred commencer à apprendre		feeling of intense dislike
waged war on commencer à apprendre		fought a war against
hostilities commencer à apprendre		acts of war
besieged commencer à apprendre		attacked by surrounding it for a period of time (siege)
ambushed commencer à apprendre		attacked unexpectedly from secret positions (ambush)
truce commencer à apprendre		agreement during a war to stop fighting for a time
ceasefire commencer à apprendre		agreement between two armies or groups to stop fighting
peacekeeping force commencer à apprendre		neutral soldiers who keep the peace in a dividend society
international observers commencer à apprendre		outside, neutral people or body
campaign commencer à apprendre		planned group of military activities
rebelion commencer à apprendre		people fighting against their government
suicide bomber commencer à apprendre		person who lets off explosives, deliberately killing themselves in the process
waging war on commencer à apprendre		to fight a war or organize a series of activities in order to achieve something
campaign commencer à apprendre		an organized course of action to achieve a goal
battling commencer à apprendre		engage in a fight or struggle against
fight on our hands commencer à apprendre		responsibility
fleet commencer à apprendre		a group of ships sailing together, engaged in the same activity, or under the same ownership

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