This is the 4216th most frequent Catalan word.
estesos
"Estesos" means "spread out" or "extended" in English.
Here, 'estesos' is used as a past participle adjective to describe the state of the papers being spread.
Els papers estaven estesos per tota la taula.
The papers were spread across the entire table.
In this sentence, 'estesos' describes the arms being extended as a result of the action.
Els braços del jugador estaven estesos després de fer l'estirament.
The player's arms were stretched after doing the stretch exercise.
Here, 'estesos' describes the widespread nature of the rumors, emphasizing their extensive dissemination.