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quartering

UK
/ˈkwɔːtərɪŋ/
US
/ˈkwɔrtərɪŋ/

Translations

quarteringnoun
quarterings
pl
cantonnementMilitaire : logement ou hébergement des troupes.
The quartering of troops in civilian homes was a common practice during the war.
Le cantonnement des troupes dans des maisons civiles était une pratique courante pendant la guerre.
écartelureHéraldique : division d’un écu en plusieurs quartiers portant des armes différentes.
The family's coat of arms featured a complex quartering that represented their various alliances.
Les armoiries de la famille présentaient une écartelure complexe qui représentait ses différentes alliances.
écartèlementHistorique : supplice consistant à démembrer le condamné en quatre parties.
The brutal quartering of traitors served as a grim warning to others.
L’écartèlement brutal des traîtres servait d’avertissement sinistre aux autres.
Additional translations
débitage en quartiersTechnique d’abattage et de préparation du bois.
fractionnement en quatre partsSens général : division en quatre parties égales ou presque égales.
logementSens général de l’hébergement, surtout dans un contexte militaire.
Synonyms
quadrant
fourth
segment
division
section
quarteringgerund / present participle
UK
/ˈkwɔː.tər.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈkwɔr.tɚ.ɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe something that divides into four parts or relates to the lodging of troops.
écarteléHéraldique : divisé en quatre parties.
The quartering duties imposed on householders were deeply unpopular.
Les devoirs écartelés imposés aux habitants étaient profondément impopulaires.
Additional translations
de cantonnementMilitaire : relatif au logement des troupes.
quarterverb

quartering

Gerund

quartered
Past Simple
quartered
Past Participle
quartering
Gerund
UK
/ˈkwɔːtə/
US
/ˈkwɔrtər/
diviser en quatre
The chef quartered the apple before adding it to the salad.
Le chef a divisé la pomme en quatre avant de l’ajouter à la salade.
logerSurtout pour des soldats ou du personnel placé dans un lieu donné.
The soldiers were quartered in the local barracks during their deployment.
Les soldats étaient logés dans les casernes locales pendant leur déploiement.
Additional translations
quadrillerEn parlant surtout des chiens de chasse.
Synonyms
split
apportion
segment
partition
divide

Definitions

quarteringnoun
The act of providing accommodations or lodgings, especially for soldiers.
The quartering of troops in civilian homes was a common practice during the war.
The division of something into four equal or nearly equal parts.
The quartering of the estate was necessary to distribute it among the heirs.
A method of cutting or splitting logs into quarters for processing.
Quartering the logs made it easier to transport them to the mill.
A heraldic term referring to the division of a shield into four or more parts, each bearing different arms.
The family's coat of arms featured a complex quartering that represented their various alliances.
A historical method of execution in which a condemned person's body is dismembered into four parts.
The brutal quartering of traitors served as a grim warning to others.
quarteringgerund / present participle
Dividing or arranged into four parts; providing lodging for military personnel.
The quartering duties imposed on householders were deeply unpopular.
quarterverb
To divide into four equal parts.
The chef quartered the apple before adding it to the salad.
To provide someone with lodging or accommodation, especially soldiers in a particular place.
The soldiers were quartered in the local barracks during their deployment.
To move back and forth across an area while searching for something, especially said of hunting dogs.
The spaniel quartered the field looking for game.
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