tatters

tat·ter ¹

 (tăt′ər)

n.

1. A torn and hanging piece of cloth; a shred.

2. tatters Torn and ragged clothing; rags.

tr. & intr.v. tat·tered, tat·ter·ing, tat·ters

To make or become ragged.

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[Middle English tater, of Scandinavian origin.]

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tat·ter ²

 (tăt′ər)

n.

One that makes tatting, especially as a livelihood.

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tatters

(ˈtætəz)

pl n

torn or ragged pieces, esp of material

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Thesaurus

tatters

plural noun

1. rags, scraps, shreds, bits, pieces, fragments The walls are bare with a few tatters of wallpaper here and there.

in tatters

2. ragged, torn, ripped, tattered, in rags, in shreds His jersey was left in tatters.

3. in ruins, ruined, devastated, finished, destroyed, shattered, in disarray, dead in the water (informal) The economy was in tatters.

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Translations

خِرْقَةٌ من الثِّياب

cáryhadry

laser

Lumpen

lambeau

tötrar, fataræflar

a brandellicenciososbrindellato

skutaisudriskęsvieni skutai

skrandas

zdrapy

yırtık pırtık elbise

破布条碎布碎纸片

tatters

[ˈtætəz] NPL (= rags) → andrajos mpl, harapos mpl; (= shreds) → jirones mpl
to be in tatters [clothes] → estar hecho jirones (fig) [reputation] → estar hecho trizas; [marriage] → andar muy mal
the coalition is in tatters → la coalición anda muy mal

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

tatters

[ˈtætə^rz] npl

to be in tatters [clothes] → être en lambeaux

to be in tatters [reputation, career] → être ruiné(e); [economy] → être en ruines

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

tatters

pl → Lumpen pl, → Fetzen pl; to be in tatters → in Fetzen sein or hängen; his jacket hung in tatters → sein Jackett war zerrissen or hing ihm in Fetzen vom Leib; his reputation/confidence was in tatters → sein Ruf/Selbstbewusstsein war sehr angeschlagen or hatte sehr gelitten

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

tatters

[ˈtætəz] npl → stracci mpl
in tatters → a brandelli, sbrindellato/a

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tatters

(ˈtӕtəz) noun plural

torn and ragged pieces. tatters of clothing. flenters خِرْقَةٌ من الثِّياب дрипи farrapos cáry die Lumpen(pl.) laser κουρέλια harapos, andrajos, jirones räbalad بخش پاره شدۀ لباس riekaleet lambeaux בְּלוּיִים चिथडा़ prnje, dronjci rongy cabikan tötrar, fataræflar cenci ぼろ 넝마쪽 skutai skrandas koyak-rabak flarden filler strzępy farrapos zdrenţe клочья zdrapy, handry cape dronjci trasor, paltor ผ้าขี้ริ้ว yırtık pırtık elbise 破布條，碎紙片, 碎布 лахміття, дрантя چيتھڑا rẻ rách 破布条，碎纸片，碎布

ˈtattered adjective

ragged or torn. a tattered cloak/book. verflenterd مُمَزَّق дрипав esfarrapado roztrhaný zerlumpt laset κουρελιασμένος hecho jirones; andrajoso, harapiento räbaldunud ژنده؛ پاره پوره riekaleinen en loques/lambeaux מְרוּפַּט फटा-पुराना odrpan, poderan rongyos robek-robek tættur, rifinn cencioso ぼろの 넝마의, 넝마를 걸친 sudriskęs noskrandis; noplīsis koyak-rabak haveloosfillet, lasetpostrzępionyrasgado zdrenţuit разорванный roztrhaný razcapan pohaban trasig, fransig ซึ่งขาดรุ่งริ่ง yırtık pırtık 破爛的 обірваний, обдертий ٹکڑے ٹکڑے rách; bị rách 破烂的

in tatters

in a torn and ragged condition. His clothes were in tatters. verflenterd مُمَزَّق، خِرَقاً на парцали em farrapos v cárech zerfetzt i laser κουρελιασμένος hecho jirones, hecho trozos, destrozado räbalais از بین رفته؛ پاره پوره شده olla riekaleina en loques/lambeaux הרוס poderan, pohaban cafatokban compang-camping í tætlum a brandelli ぼろ着で 누더기가 되어 sudriskęs, vieni skutai [] skrandās koyak-rabak aan flardeni filler w strzępach em farrapos zdrenţuit в клочьях na zdrapy v capah u dronjcima i trasor ในสภาพขาดรุ่งริ่ง yırtık pırtık 衣衫襤褸的 у лахмітті پھٹي ہوئي حالت ميں bị phá hủy; bị đổ vỡ 衣衫褴褛的

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