Perfectionnement vocabulary 6
Perfectionnement vocabulary 6
8 Refugees and asylum seekers. terms
- A no man's land
- noun
- A disputed or uninhabited area, as between two opposite lines.
- Example: Enemy soldiers facing you across no man's land.
- fr: Un no man's land
- Destitution
- noun
- Synonym of poverty.
- fr: Misère
- Downturn
- noun
- A decline in economy, business or other activity.
- Example: A downturn in the housing market.
- fr: Ralentissement
- Outskirts
- noun
- The outer parts of a town or city.
- Example: He built a new factory on the outskirts of Birmingham.
- fr: Faubourg
- Penniless
- Adjective
- Having no money.
- Example: A penniless young student.
- fr: Fauché
- Quadruple
- Noun
- To increase fourfold.
- Example: Oil prices quadrupled in the 1970s.
- fr: Le quadruple
- Reluctant
- Adjective
- Unwilling and hesitant, disinclined.
- Example: He was reluctant for accepting the deal.
- fr: Réticent
- Squalor
- noun
- A state of being extremely dirty or unpleasant.
- Example: They lived in squalor and disease.
- fr: Misère noire
