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adverb

avec les moyens du bord

/a.vɛk le mwa.jɛ̃ dy bɔʁ/

adverb/a.vɛk le mwa.jɛ̃ dy bɔʁ/

with what's available, with what's at hand

faire avec les moyens du bordto make do with what one has at hand

From the idea that once one is at sea, one has a limited set of tools at one's disposal.