welfare

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. Health, safety, happiness and prosperity; well-being in any respect.
2. Various forms of financial aid provided by the government to those who are in need of it.

Verb

To provide with welfare or aid.

Concepts

bien-être

aide sociale

bonheur

salut

prospérité

social

protection sociale

bienfait

utilité

mieux-être

oeuvres sociales

bonne santé

en sécurité

du fait de

pour

à cause de

vicissitudes

prestations familiales

prestations sociales

services sociaux

bien

providence

aide

avantage

bénéfice

intérêt

profit

aisance

aise

richesse

charité

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈwɛlˌfɛə/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English welefare, probably from the Old English phrase wel faran (“to fare well, get along successfully, prosper”) (cognate with Middle Dutch welvare (“welfare”), Middle Low German wolvare (“welfare”), Middle High German wolvar, wolfar (“welfare”)). Equivalent to well + fare. Compare also West Frisian wolfeart, Dutch welvaart, German Wohlfahrt, Old Norse velferð (whence Swedish välfärd (“welfare”)).
The first recorded use in the sense of "social concern for the well-being of children, the unemployed, etc." is from 1904 and in the sense of "organized effort to provide for maintenance of members of a group" from 1918.

Phrases

You'll use your knowledge for the welfare of the oasis and its inhabitants .

Vous utiliserez vos connaissances pour le bien-être de l'oasis et de ses habitants.