No. 8,818 in Catalan
esquarterats
"Esquarterats" means "quartered" or "cut into four pieces" in English.
In a sentence
Els animals esquarterats es troben a la cuina del restaurant.
The quartered animals are found in the restaurant's kitchen.
Here, 'esquarterats' refers to animals that have been divided into quarters, typically as part of food preparation.
Van trobar fragments esquarterats de l'estàtua després del fort terratrèmol.
They found quartered fragments of the statue after the strong earthquake.
In this context, 'esquarterats' conveys that the statue pieces were broken or split into quarters due to the impact.
Els bandits foren esquarterats com a càstig pels seus crims.
The bandits were quartered as punishment for their crimes.
Here, 'esquarterats' is used historically to indicate the division of a person's body as a form of severe punishment.
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