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French
Etymology
Literally, “in shreds”.
Pronunciation
Adjective
en charpie
- damaged, in pieces
2016, Jacques Tardi, Dominique Grange, Le dernier assaut, Bruxelles, Paris: Casterman, →ISBN, page 53:Y'avait du monde dans ce patelin… beaucoup de brancos qui chargeaient des grivetons en charpie — tout au moins ceux qui avaient survécu au transport depuis le poste de secours jusqu'ici.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)