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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 bord” — to 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.