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195 months ago

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195 months ago

   wrote:

with the means at his disposal

My comment:

or the means to hand – means as in resources (financial or otherwise) as used in the British-English means test (test of resources for those in receipt of state benefit

195 months ago

Aharon303   wrote:

with whatever is available

195 months ago

Medilingua Hungarica   wrote:

immediately disposable financial resources

My comment:

n.m. pl. moyens
1. Ressources pécuniaires: Vivre au-dessus de ses moyens (revenus).
2. Aptitudes physiques ou intellectuelles: La peur lui fait perdre tous ses moyens (capacité). Employer les grands moyens, prendre des mesures énergiques. Moyens du bord, ceux dont on peut disposer immédiatement. Par ses propres moyens, avec ses seules ressources, sans aucune aide.

Larousse Pratique. © 2005 Editions Larousse.

My references:

www.fr.freedictionary.com/moyen

195 months ago

DSWCreative   wrote:

available means

195 months ago

DSWCreative   wrote:

on a pittance

My comment:

Meaning low wages from income.

Comments by other colleagues on this answer:

195 months ago

   wrote:

Or, better yet, "on a MERE pittance."

195 months ago

asterix   wrote:

I think that's the right phrase.

195 months ago

asterix   wrote:

Or "on a SMALL pittance." Both 'mere' and 'small" could be considered redundant in relation to "pittance,", although they are often used as part of the phase.

195 months ago

DSWCreative   wrote:

hand to mouth

My comment:

or you might want to use verbs such as "eking out", "scrounging aroud", etc..

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195 months ago

Claude Le Frapper   wrote:

hand to mouth

My comment:

or you might want to use verbs such as "eking out", "scrounging aroud", etc..

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195 months ago

Eliane   wrote:

means available

My comment:

Ich found this on LEO but I'm not sure. I exactly know waht it means in French but I can't really say it in English. It means that you help yourself with available things. For example, when a catastrophy happened, you must use instead of chair maybe a box, etc...