tatter

[US]/ˈtætə/
[UK]/ˈtætɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. repeytynyt tai kulunut kangas; rähjäiset vaatteet
vt. repiä silpuksi tai paloiksi
vi. revetä tai rähjistyä
Word Forms
Pluraltatters

Phrases & Collocations

in tatters

riekaleina

tattered clothes

kuluneet vaatteet

tatterdemalion

rikkihuopa

falling to tatters

hajoamassa riekaleiksi

tatter of paper

paperin riekale

Example Sentences

an old woman in tattered clothes.

vanha nainen riekaleisissa vaatteissa.

the ceasefire was in tatters within hours.

tulilakka oli raunioina tunteja myöhemmin.

He was wearing a tattered coat.

Hänellä oli yllään kulunut takki.

With their plans now in tatters, they gave up.

Heidän suunnitelmansa ollessa nyt riekaleina, he luovuttivat.

Everywhere wallpaper hung in tatters.

Kaikkialla tapetti roikkui riekaleina.

A tatter of shadows peaked to white,

Varjojen riekale huipentui valkoiseen,

A tattered flag hung from the roof of the burnt-out building.

Kulunut lippu roikkui palaneen rakennuksen katosta.

tattered notebooks filled with illegible hieroglyphics.

kuluneita muistikirjoja, jotka on täynnä luettavia hieroglyfejä.

When I wake, a tatter of blue and green beneath my nails.

Kun herään, rieke pieni sinistä ja vihreää kynsieni alla.

His career and his reputation are both in tatters after the scandal.

Hänen uransa ja maineensa ovat molemmat riekaleina skandaalin jälkeen.

Her tattered clothes in no way detracted from her beauty.

Hänen kuluneet vaatteensa eivät missään tapauksessa vähentäneet hänen kauneuttaan.

There are citrus Huanglongbing,Tristeza,Exocortis and Tatter-leaf of the graft-trans-missible diseases occurred in the citrus-producing areas in Fujian.

Sitrus Huanglongbing, Tristeza, Exocortis ja Tatter-leaf -tartuntatauteja on esiintynyt sitrushedelmien kasvualueilla Fujianissa.

Real-world Examples

The economy and infrastructure were in tatters.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Zimbabwe's economy is in tatters, Ari.

Source: NPR News Compilation November 2017

The British army is saved, but they seem tatters.

Source: The Apocalypse of World War II

The city's infrastructure is in tatters.

Source: VOA Standard English - Asia

With the ceasefire broken, that process is now in tatters.

Source: BBC Listening September 2015 Collection

Hunger and disease are lurking, and the economy is in tatters.

Source: Christian Science Monitor (Article Edition)

She could not bear to see him in tatters, working, her debonaire immaculate Ashley.

Source: Gone with the Wind

Within hours, diplomatic relations were in tatters and all new trade frozen.

Source: NPR News August 2018 Compilation

He has previously said that the bureau's reputation is " in tatters."

Source: PBS English News

Tents were still in tatters today and upturned chairs littered the ground.

Source: PBS English News

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