dole

allocation chômage

Argent versé par l’État aux personnes qui n’ont pas d’emploi.

En anglais simple : Money the government pays people who do not have a job.

• She is on the dole.
• He used his dole money to pay the electricity bill.
• How long have you been claiming dole?

Comment l'utiliser : on the dole (He was on the dole for six months.)

Synonymes : unemployment benefit

Expressions courantes : on the dole, claim dole, dole money

aumône

Argent, nourriture ou autres biens donnés aux personnes pauvres pour les aider à vivre.

En anglais simple : Money, food, or other things given to poor people to help them live.

• The parish provided a weekly dole.
• She depended on a small dole of bread and milk.
• The wealthy merchant offered doles to poor families.

Comment l'utiliser : dole of something (Each family received a small dole of grain.)

Synonymes : alms, handout

Expressions courantes : charitable dole, daily dole, dole of bread

distribution, répartition

Action de partager des choses entre plusieurs personnes en donnant une part à chacune.

En anglais simple : The act of dividing things among people and giving each person a share.

• The dole began after the bells rang.
• Each household received its share at the general dole.
• The official supervised the dole of grain.

Comment l'utiliser : dole of something (The dole of grain took place at dawn.)

Synonymes : distribution, apportionment

Expressions courantes : equal dole, general dole, dole of grain

distribuer

Donner des choses à plusieurs personnes, souvent en petites quantités.

En anglais simple : To give things to several people, often in small amounts.

• They dole out soup at noon.
• The manager doled out praise sparingly.
• Who will dole the tickets out to the children?

Comment l'utiliser : dole out something (The volunteers dole out meals every evening.); dole something out to someone (They doled blankets out to families.)

Synonymes : distribute, hand out, give out

Expressions courantes : dole out food, dole out money, dole out advice