Wealth and Poverty

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sposób na szybkie bogacenie się
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a get-rich-quick-scheme
A get-rich-quick scheme is a plan to acquire high rates of return for a small investment
bogaty, dobrobyt
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affluent, affluence [U], well-to-do
At the same time, I had one little girl from an affluent family
bogaci i biedni
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the haves and have-nots
paskudnie, niesamowicie bogaty
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filthy, incredibly rich
bogacz, bogaczka
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man of means, woman of means
bogactwo, majątek
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riches
I have read how America was a place of great riches
nowobogacki
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nouveau riche
nadziany pot.
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loaded, made of money
Look at this car - the guy must be loaded!
dobrobyt, dobrze prosperujący
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prosperity, prosperous
spadek
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inheritance [C, U]
biedny, ubogi
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badly-off, poor-off, impoverished
jadłodajnia dla bezdomnych
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soup kitchen
schronisko dla bezdomnych
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Br hostel for the homeless Am shelter for the homeless
biedny, bez przywilejów, z ubogich rodzin
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underpriviliged, deprived
niedożywiony, niedożywienie
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malnourished, malnutrition
w trudnej sytuacji
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hard-up
na granicy ubóstwa, granica ubóstwa
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on/ close to the bread line, poverty line
spłukany pot.
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broke
bez środków do życia
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destitute
nędzarz
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pauper
zasiłek socjalny
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Br social security
być na zasiłku
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Br to be on the dole Am to be on relief
mieć pełno kasy
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to be rolling in it to be rolling in money
być dobrze sytuowanym
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to be sitting pretty
odziedziczyć pieniądze
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to come into money
żyć w skrajnej nędzy
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to live in abject poverty
mieć mnóstwo pieniędzy
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to have money to burn
żyć ponad stan
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to live beyond one's means
mieszkać na ulicy
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Br live on the street Am to live on the streets
zbić fortunę
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to strike it rich
zaciskać pasa
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to tighten one's belt
lombard
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pawn
ożenić się dla pieniędzy
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marry money
zgarniać niezły szal
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to rake in it
zbić kasę
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to make a bundle/packet/pile
dobrze zarabiać
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to make a good living
ledwo wiązać koniec z końcem
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to make both ends meets

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