In this table, you'll learn essential French vocabulary related to poverty and financial hardship.
| English | Gender | French |
|---|---|---|
| poverty | f | pauvreté |
| bankruptcy | f | faillite |
| beggar | m/f | mendiant/e |
| dearth | f | disette |
| debt | f | dette |
| destitution | f | destitution |
| difficulty | f | difficulté |
| hardship | f | épreuve |
| indigence | f | indigence |
| insufficiency | f | insuffisance |
| marginalization | f | marginalisation |
| necessity | f | nécessité |
| pennilessness | ø | être sans ressources |
| penury | f | pénurie |
| poor person | m/f | pauvre |
| privation | f | privation |
| shortage | m | manque |
| social exclusion | f | exclusion sociale |
| starvation | f | famine |
| sustainable economic and social development | m | développement économique et social durable |
