une pâture à leur portée

14:20 Aug 4, 2009
French to English translations [PRO]
Science - Esoteric practices
French term or phrase: une pâture à leur portée
I'm looking for some suggestions to have a few options how to translate this.

To give some context:
The author talks about how a certain method should be accessible as possible: not only for the intellects for example, but for all people, even the one who didn't have the fortune to go through elaborate studies. In other words, if my interpretation is accurate: he wants to have for everybody "une pâture à leur portée":

('Homologies' is a book by the way)
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...il faut que la méthode soit applicable par tous les sujets intelligents, même par ceux que la fortune n'a pas favorisés et qui n'ont pu faire d'études scientifiques ; par tous ceux également dont les charges de famille et professionnelles monopolisent tout leur temps de telle sorte qu'ils n'en peuvent consacrer à la méditation.

De plus, les sympathisants qui n'osent se lancer dans des exercices actifs et énergiques, comme ceux que nous avons donnés dans « Homologies », doivent avoir aussi -> une pâture à leur portée
Andy Tolle
Belgium
Local time: 21:54


Summary of answers provided
4 +1a formula that suits them
Philippa Smith
3a pasture within their reach
Ellen Kraus
3a practicable training
Euqinimod (X)


  

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a pasture within their reach


Explanation:
would be my suggestion

Ellen Kraus
Austria
Local time: 21:54
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a formula that suits them


Explanation:
Is one option. It is simply saying that there also needs to be an option/a method for those particular type of people.

Philippa Smith
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

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a practicable training


Explanation:
Exercises adapted to their capacity.

Euqinimod (X)
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