Ski vocabulary question

I'm with old Andy, I do not think that there is one word that would describe what you need to convey ,,try "ease of use" and a rating

best I can come up with ...its a long time since I left school lol

I don't think accessible is the right word.

How does the whole sentence read in French? I think it would be easier to translate it correctly if we had the context.

Accessible is not a word used very often in English, apart from in the formal sense, as in 'the house is not accessible to lorries' (meaning the driveway is too narrow) etc.

If I read that skis were not accessible I would think that there was some problem obtaining them, like no British shops were selling them, and ditto in reverse.

I think Daved's expression 'ease of use' is pretty good, with a rating, like he said.

Are we talking about which level of skier would be suited to a particular ski? Isn't that what they normally use the coloured bar for, ranging from beginner to expert (or hotshot)?

(Like this one which I borrowed from the ski club of GB's ski reviews)



Maybe they use a picture because it's easier to understand?

AllyG wrote:
Maybe they use a picture because it's easier to understand?

Like it - good idea.

Any chance you could use something like this?

How about "useability"?

In my part of the ski world this term is never used in the context given.

A "easy to ski" is called forgiving, entry level ski, or beginner ski. Never accessible.

A ski center can be accessible by car, boat or plane.

A office can be accessible via green door.

A airport can be accessible via route 56.

I agree with Pavel

The way I understand Accessibility is literally how easy something is to access i.e. how easy it is to obtain. The dictionary definition also says this means how easy it is to use, so it is the correct word in this context, although it is not often used in this way in the English language, in my experience.

Whereas Useability is defined as how you use something, or how you employ it for a purpose. This would seem to be a more common word to use (pardon the pun) for this purpose.

But Ally's idea of using a diagram is an excellent one. I guess all you are trying to achieve is to make the categorising as simple and as easy to understand as possible?

Good Luck.

OldAndy wrote:Any chance you could use something like this?

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