Also means
scattered
Usage Note
Éclaté is the past participle of éclater (to burst, to shatter, to scatter) used as an adjective. It can describe something physically broken apart (du verre éclaté, shattered glass) or, in informal French slang, someone who is exhausted or very high (il est complètement éclaté). In a sociological sense, une famille éclatée means a fragmented family unit.
Examples
"Le vase est tombé et s'est éclaté."
Natural Translation
The vase fell and shattered.
Literal Translation
The vase fell and itself shattered.

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