welfare in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for welfare in the English»French Dictionary

welfare [Brit ˈwɛlfɛː, Am ˈwɛlˌfɛr] N

See also Welfare

welfare in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for welfare in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

welfare [ˈwelfeəʳ, Am -fer] N no pl

Translations for welfare in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

welfare Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be on benefit [or welfare Am]
welfare system
to be on welfare Am

welfare Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Its existence helped to drive up welfare standards in the west, boosted the anticolonial movement and provided a powerful counterweight to western global domination.
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The project ultimately cost $13.5 million (some of which was paid by the province), and was derided by critics as corporate welfare.
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In other areas, 1,016 workers on the social welfare contribution rolls were employed, and 1,684 such workers worked from home.
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She has been frequently involved in community and public welfare activities.
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Throughout his first year in office, unemployment continued to rise and with it government expenditure on welfare.
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The public welfare requires the supremacy of the civil over the military authority, and freedom of person under the protection of the habeas corpus.
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The etymology of this expression is said by some to derive from printer (publisher); dole : (informal) welfare, specifically unemployment benefit.
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As women's decision-making power increases, the welfare of their children and the family in general benefits.
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Since that time, the term welfare state applies only to states where social rights are accompanied by civil and political rights.
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Lee argued that the bottom line is breakfasts are very, very important to the growth, health and welfare and the development of our children.
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