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quarterings

/ˈkwɔːrtərɪŋz/

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noun

Quartiers, divisions en quatre parties

A division into four parts.

Examples :

"The baker divided the pie into neat quarterings to make sure everyone got an equal slice. "

Le boulanger a divisé la tarte en quartiers nets pour s'assurer que chacun reçoive une part égale.

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Caserner, cantonnement

The act of providing housing for military personnel, especially when imposed upon the home of a private citizen.

Examples :

"During the war, the townspeople protested the forced quarterings of soldiers in their homes. "

Pendant la guerre, les habitants de la ville ont protesté contre le cantonnement forcé des soldats dans leurs maisons.

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écartèlement

The method of capital punishment where a criminal is cut into four pieces.

Examples :

"Historical records describe executions involving quarterings as a particularly brutal form of punishment. "

Les archives historiques décrivent les exécutions par écartèlement comme une forme de punition particulièrement brutale.

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Quartiers

The division of a shield containing different coats of arms into four or more compartments.

Examples :

"The family crest, with its intricate quarterings, displayed the heraldic symbols of four different ancestral lines. "

Les quartiers complexes des armoiries familiales affichaient les symboles héraldiques de quatre lignées ancestrales différentes.

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Quartiers

One of the different coats of arms arranged upon an escutcheon, denoting the descent of the bearer.

Examples :

"The duke's coat of arms displayed four quarterings, each representing a different noble family from which he was descended. "

Les armoiries du duc affichaient quatre quartiers, chacun représentant une famille noble différente dont il était issu.

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Quartiers, quartiers d'armes

A series of quarters, or small upright posts.

Examples :

"The farmer reinforced the fence with extra quarterings to keep the sheep from escaping. "

L'agriculteur a renforcé la clôture avec des quartiers supplémentaires pour empêcher les moutons de s'échapper.

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La pratique consistant à déduire 15 minutes de salaire à un travailleur arrivé en retard (même de moins de 15 minutes)

The practice of docking 15 minutes' pay from a worker who arrived late (even by less than 15 minutes).

Examples :

""Many factory workers protested the unfair quarterings, as even being one minute late resulted in a 15-minute pay deduction." "

De nombreux ouvriers d'usine ont protesté contre les retenues de salaire injustes, car même une minute de retard entraînait une déduction de 15 minutes de salaire.

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Quête, exploration

Searching for prey by traversing a space. From hunting for game, where dogs will run parallel to the wind in search of a scent, thereby 'quatering' the field.

Examples :

"During the search and rescue, the dogs' efficient quarterings of the forest helped locate the lost hiker quickly. "

Pendant la recherche et le sauvetage, la quête efficace de la forêt par les chiens a permis de localiser rapidement le randonneur perdu.

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