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cuartel

barracks

noun kwahr-TEHL Less Common

Origin: From Old French 'quartier', meaning a quarter or lodging, ultimately from Latin 'quartus' (fourth).

Also means

district, quarter

Usage Note

Cuartel primarily refers to a military barracks or garrison. The phrase sin cuartel ('without quarter') means mercilessly, as in a fight to the death — a useful idiom. In historical usage it also denoted a neighborhood division of a city.

Examples

"Los soldados volvieron al cuartel."

Natural Translation

The soldiers returned to the barracks.

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