tatter

n.

1. A torn and hanging piece of cloth; a shred.
2. tatters Torn and ragged clothing; rags.

tr. & intr.v., -tered, -ter·ing, -ters.
To make or become ragged.

[Middle English tater, of Scandinavian origin.]

tat·ter² (tăt'ər)
n.
One that makes tatting, especially as a livelihood.

noun

Torn and ragged clothing. rag¹ (used in plural). See better/worse, put on/take off.

IN BRIEF: To make or become ragged.

An aged man is but a paltry thing, A tattered coat upon a stick, unless Soul clap its hands and sing, and louder sing For every tatter in its mortal dress. — William Butler Yeats (1865-1939), Irish poet, playwright and mystic.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a small piece of cloth
  Synonyms: rag, shred, tag, tag end

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - pjalter, laser
v. tr. - rive i laser, rive itu
v. intr. - blive revet i laser, blive revet itu

idioms:

• in tatters    sønderrevet

2.
n. - person, der laver orkis

Nederlands (Dutch)
vod

Français (French)
1.
n. - lambeau, lambeaux, ruine
v. tr. - déchirer en lambeaux
v. intr. - devenir en lambeaux

idioms:

• in tatters    (être) en lambeaux, (être) en ruines, réduit à néant (des espoirs)

2.
n. - fabricant de dentelles

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Lumpen, Fetzen
v. - zerfetzen

idioms:

• in tatters    in Fetzen, ruiniert

2.
n. - Frivolitätenarbeiter(in)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ράκος, κουρέλι, (πληθ.) παλιόρουχα, ράκη
v. - καταρρακώνω, κουρελιάζω

idioms:

• in tatters    κουρελιασμένος, (για επιχειρήματα, διαπραγματεύσεις) που έχουν ναυαγήσει ή καταρριφθεί

Italiano (Italian)
cencio

idioms:

• in tatters    in brandelli

Português (Portuguese)
n. - farrapo (m)
v. - rasgar, esfarrapar

idioms:

• in tatters    em pedaços

Русский (Russian)
лохмотья, клочья, рвань

idioms:

• in tatters    в лохмотьях, (фигур.) в плохом состоянии

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - jirón, andrajo, harapo
v. tr. - deshilachar
v. intr. - deshilacharse

idioms:

• in tatters    con la ropa hecha jirones, harapiento

2.
n. - el que teje encaje de hilo como sustento

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - trasor, paltor, lumpor
v. - trasa sönder

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 破布条, 破衣服, 碎片, 扯碎, 撕碎, 使破烂, 变破烂

idioms:

• in tatters    衣服旗帜等破烂不堪, 穿著破烂的衣服, 希望等被粉碎

2. 破布条, 破衣服, 碎片

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 破布條, 破衣服, 碎片
v. tr. - 扯碎, 撕碎, 使破爛
v. intr. - 變破爛

idioms:

• in tatters    衣服旗幟等破爛不堪, 穿著破爛的衣服, 希望等被粉碎

2.
n. - 破布條, 破衣服, 碎片

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 헝겊 나부랭이, 누더기
v. tr. - 갈기 갈기 찢다, 해지다
v. intr. - 갈기 갈기 찢다, 해지게 하다

idioms:

• in tatters    누더기가 되어, 누더기를 걸치고

2.
n. - 뜨개질하는 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ぼろ, ぼろ服
v. - ずたずたに裂く

idioms:

• in tatters    ぼろを着て, ぼろぼろになって

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) خرقه, مزقه (فعل) يبلي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סמרטוט, סחבה‬
v. tr. - ‮ריפט, קרע‬
v. intr. - ‮התרפט, נקרע‬
n. - ‮קורע-בדים (במפעל למיחזור בדים)‬

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