French Conversation · Level 32
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French word
appauvrissement
Pronunciation
IPA/apovʁisəmɑ̃/
Meaning
- masculine nounimpoverishment
Example
L'appauvrissement des ménages inquiète les autorités.
The impoverishment of households worries the authorities.
More examples
Les associations alertent sur l'appauvrissement des familles.
Associations are warning about the impoverishment of families.
Core concept
An economic cushion shrinking until ordinary expenses press harder.
Common phrases
risque d'appauvrissement
risk of impoverishment
l'appauvrissement des classes moyennes
the impoverishment of the middle class
Similar words
pauvreté: A condition in which money and necessities are insufficient for a decent daily life.
difficulté financière: Financial hardship that makes it difficult to meet regular payments and bills.
baisse de revenus: A decline in income that reduces the money available for everyday living.
misère: Severe poverty in which even basic food and housing cannot be afforded.
Definition in French
Décrit le fait de devenir pauvre, marqué par la perte de revenus, d'économies ou de patrimoine.
Word origin
Appauvrir is derived from pauvre, and appauvrissement adds -issement to name the process associated with that verb.
Usage tips
- Appauvrissement is more typical of economic, social, and statistical writing than of casual speech, which often uses manquer d'argent or avoir moins de moyens.
Opposites
- enrichissementenrichmentnoun
- prospéritéprosperitynoun
Related words
- appauvririmpoverishverb
- appauvriimpoverishedadjective