I need help to translate something french -> english

Les 3 hommes les plus riches au monde possèdent plus d'argent que les 48 pays les plus pauvres réunis. The 3 richest men of the world have more money than the 48 poorest countries of the world.
Parmi les 4.4 Milliards de gens qui vivent dans les pays en voie de développement : more than 4.4(billion) people who live in these developing countrieshave

3/5 n'ont pas accès à une hygiène correcte, 3/5no access to proper hygiene
1/3 n'ont pas d'eau potable, 1/3no fresh water
1/4 n'ont pas d'habitation correcte, 1/4no peoper housing
1/5 n'ont pas accès à la médecine moderne, 1/5 no access to modern medicine
1/5 des enfants ne dépassent pas la 5ème année d'école, 1/5the children spend less than 5 years in school
et 1/5 sont atteints de malnutrition.

Alors que 6 Milliards de dollars par an suffiraient à créer un système d'éducation pour tous, chaque année 8 Milliards de dollars sont dépensés aux Etats Unis pour les cosmétiques. So, 6(billion) dollars would be sufficient to create an education system for all. Each year 8(billion) dollars are spent on cosmetics in the United States alone.


Alors que 9 Milliards de dollars suffiraient pour l'installation de réseaux d'eau potable et d'eaux usées pour tous, chaque année 11 Milliards de dollars sont dépensés en crèmes glacées en Europe. It would take 9 (billion)dollars to install fresh water systems for all to use, yet, each year in Europe 11(billion) dollars is spent on ice creams!


Alors que 12 Milliards de dollars par an suffiraient pour s'occuper des problèmes de santé des femmes enceintes de par le monde, chaque année 12 Milliards de dollars sont dépensés en parfums en Europe et aux Etats-Unis. 12(billion) dollars would help the health of the womend(enceintes) of the world, yet each year, 12 (billion) dollars is spend on perfumes in Europe and the United States.


Alors que 13 Milliards de dollars suffiraient pour avoir des soins médicaux de base dans le monde, chaque année : 13 (billion) dollars would be sufficient to give the basic medicinces to the thrid world yet each year...

17 Milliards de dollars sont dépensés dans la nourriture pour chiens et chats en Europe et aux Etats-Unis, 17(billion) is spend on feeding cats and docs in Europe and the US
35 Milliards de dollars sont dépensés pour les divertissemnts au Japon seulement, 35(billion) is spend on on advertisments in Japan alone.
50 Milliards de dollars sont dépensés dans le tabac en Europe, 50(billion) is sopent on tabacco in Europe
105 Milliards de dollars sont dépensés dans l'alcool en Europe, 105(billion is spend on alcohol in Europe
400 Milliards de dollars sont dépensés dans la drogue dans le monde,
et 780 Milliards de dollars sont dépensés dans les armes. 400(billion) is spent on drugs throughout the world, and 780(billion) is spend on guns and ammunition.
Source: United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Report 1998 (New York: Oxford University Press, 1998).

My French isnt amazing, but i got the jist of the article.Its basically highlighting the amount of money it would take to cure 3rd world debt in relation to how much we spend in the western world.

im not sure if Milliards means billions...u might wanna check that.

If theres any corrections im sure someone will post



Rabi'ya:rose:

glad i could be of help...even if its not a very good translation!!

hope it helps you thought

are you using it for school?



Rabi'ya:rose:

well if u want some help in english i can surely help. itll do me good to improve my french anyway.. i studied to A level standard(when i was 18) but havent used it since.

feel free to PM me if u like....btw r u a brother or a sister

inshAllah ull learn ur english quick...its similar to french



Rabi'ya:rose:

ah hah! ok brother no problems. well inshAllah we can use this thread in the future and you will find it easier to translate. im better at translating french to english...i find it hard the other way around.



Rabi'ya:rose:

The 3 richest men in the world have more money than the 48 poorest countries joined together. Among the 4.4 Billion people who live in the countries in the process of development: 3/5 do not have access to a correct hygiene, 1/3 do not have drinking water, 1/4 do not have a correct dwelling, 1/5 do not have access to modern medicine, 1/5 of the children do not exceed the 5th year of school, and 1/5 are reached of malnutrition. Whereas 6 Billion dollars per annum would be enough to create a system of education for all, each year 8 Billion dollars are spent in the United States for the cosmetics. Whereas 9 Billion dollars would be enough for the installation to drinkable water and water supply networks used for all, each year 11 Billion dollars are spent in dairy ice creams in Europe. Whereas 12 Billion dollars per annum would be enough to be occupied of the problems of health of the pregnant women all over the world, each year 12 Billion dollars are spent in perfumes in Europe and in the United States. Whereas 13 Billion dollars would be enough to have basic medical care in the world, each year: 17 Billion dollars are spent in food for dogs and cats in Europe and in the United States, 35 Billion dollars are spent for the divertissemnts in Japan only, 50 Billion dollars are spent in the tobacco in Europe, 105 Billion dollars are spent in alcohol in Europe, 400 Billion dollars are spent in drug in the world, and 780 Billion dollars are spent in the weapons.

looolz @ you bro....isnt that wht i wrote?



Rabi'ya:rose:

format_quote Originally Posted by Rabi'ya

looolz @ you bro....isnt that wht i wrote?



Rabi'ya:rose:

i know, i thought i might aswell get translated in a paragraph. BtW there is a software that i used to do it.

lolz, u cheater!!

i did it from memory!! no reps for u now!



Rabi'ya:rose:

You could use them as your sources or alternatively, go to www.google.com>>type in free translation and its the second link down and set the settings to french > english, WalaykumAsalaam x Adios