tatters

tat·ter ¹  (ttr)

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  (ttr)

n.

One that makes tatting, especially as a livelihood.

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.

Translations

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

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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

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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

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

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

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tatters

n pl tatters [ˈtӕtəz]

torn and ragged pieces tatters of clothing. flenters خِرْقَةٌ من الثِّياب дрипи cáry laser die Lumpen(pl.) 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

adj tattered

ragged or torn a tattered cloak/book. verflenterd مُمَزَّق дрипав roztrhaný laset zerlumpt 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 haveloos fillet, laset postrzępiony rasgado 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 v cárech i laser zerfetzt κουρελιασμένος hecho jirones, hecho trozos, destrozado räbalais از بین رفته؛ پاره پوره شده olla riekaleina en loques/lambeaux הָרוּס poderan, pohaban cafatokban compang-camping í tætlum a brandelli ぼろ着で 누더기가 되어 sudriskęs, vieni skutai [] skrandās koyak-rabak aan flarden i 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