No. 8,644 in Catalan

encetades

"Encetades" refers to things that have been started, opened, or initiated.

In a sentence

Les taronges ja estan encetades, per això no duraran gaire.
The oranges are already peeled, so they won't last long.
In this sentence, 'encetades' refers to the oranges being peeled or started to be consumed.
Les discussions entre veïns estan encetades des d'ahir.
The discussions among neighbors have started since yesterday.
Here, 'encetades' means that the discussions have begun or been initiated.
Els llibres que m'ha deixat són encetats però em resulten interessants.
The books he gave me are started but I find them interesting.
In this context, 'encetats' indicates that the books have been opened or begun to be read.

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