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It's very hard to make arguments about the effects of cloning on family relations if family relations are in tatters.
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Meaning of "in tatters" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IN TATTERS

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WHAT DOES IN TATTERS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of in tatters in the English dictionary

The definition of in tatters in the dictionary is torn to pieces; in shreds. Other definition of in tatters is destroyed or ruined.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IN TATTERS

in tandem
in tears
in terms of
in that
in the abstract
in the aggregate
in the air
in the altogether
in the arms of Morpheus
in the ascendant
in the bag
in the balance
in the black
in the box seat
in the can
in the chair
in the clear
in the clouds
in the club
in the cold

WORDS THAT END LIKE IN TATTERS

Angostura bitters
bitters
bolt cutters
butters
call letters
congratters
fan letters
fetters
jitters
letters
Masters
matters
money matters
put up the shutters
Roman letters
Schwitters
tatters
the jitters
trotters
wire cutters
wire-cutters

Synonyms and antonyms of in tatters in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «IN TATTERS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «in tatters» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of in tatters

Translation of «in tatters» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IN TATTERS

Find out the translation of in tatters to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of in tatters from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «in tatters» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

支离破碎
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

por los suelos
570 millions of speakers

English

in tatters
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फटे कपड़े में
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

في حالة يرثى لها
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

в клочья
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

em frangalhos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ট্যান্ডেম মধ্যে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

en lambeaux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sejajar dengannya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

in Fetzen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ボロボロにちぎれて
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

넝마
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing tandem
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trong trạng bị phá huỷ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சந்திப்பில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अग्रानुष्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tandem içinde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

a brandelli
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

w strzępach
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

в жмути
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

în zdrențe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπό κατάρρευση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aan flarde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

i spillror
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

i filler
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of in tatters

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IN TATTERS»

The term «in tatters» is regularly used and occupies the 105.159 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IN TATTERS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about in tatters

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2 QUOTES WITH «IN TATTERS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word in tatters.
1
James F. Cooper
Slavery is no more sinful, by the Christian code, than it is sinful to wear a whole coat, while another is in tatters, to eat a better meal than a neighbor, or otherwise to enjoy ease and plenty, while our fellow creatures are suffering and in want.
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Leon Kass
It's very hard to make arguments about the effects of cloning on family relations if family relations are in tatters.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IN TATTERS»

Discover the use of in tatters in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to in tatters and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Reputation in Tatters
"Freya Carpenter is being destroyed by her vengeful ex-husband, and only PR genius Nash Taylor-Grant can give the beautiful actress her life back.
Maggie Cox, 2011
2
A Passion in Tatters: A Novel
Was not this a passion in tatters? That she who had conceived it, meaning to go out like a young, reigning sovereign and glorify him with it, should now be glad to play the part of Beggarmaid to the suddenly crowned King Cophetua!
Pender Cudlip, 1873
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Talent in Tatters: Or, Some Vicissitudes in the Life of an ...
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Hope Wraythe, 2008
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A French-English Grammar: A Contrastive Grammar on ...
c La robe est en lambeaux — » The dress is in tatters d La robe en lambeaux (est ..) — » The dress in tatters (is..) In other cases, the support verb can be zeroed in French, but not in English: (25)a Max est à cheval sur ses droits — » Max is a ...
Morris Salkoff, 1999
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English Words and Sentences: An Introduction
The same test reveals in sentence 36 that his dreams in tatters is the subordinate one. The subjects don't help in these cases as all clauses have one (he, his legs and Peter and his dreams). It may also help if you think of non-finite and ...
Eva Duran Eppler, Gabriel Ozón, 2013
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Learning to Look at Modern Art
Plate 26 Marcel Duchamp, Yvonne and Magdalena Tom in Tatters (191 1 ). Oil on canvas, 23% x 287s ins. © Succession Marcel Duchamp/ADAGR Pans and DACS, London 2003. Courtesy of Philadelphia Museum of Art The Louise and ...
Mary Acton, 2004
7
Arthur Rimbaud
Leaning on his arm, swaggered Rimbaud who was even more disreputable, for at this time he had nothing else to wear but the putty-coloured overcoat which hung on him in tatters and was several sizes too large, and a shapeless hat, greasy ...
Enid Starkie, 1962
8
How We Have Changed: America Since 1950
But by the middle of the '60s that assumption was in tatters, resulting in the unmaking of the American consensus. Tom Hayden, the great left activist, talked about consensus and America being the best of all possible worlds; all that was was a ...
Phalen, Rick
9
Practical Internet Security
A nuclear attack would render any conceivable network in tatters, no matter how meticulous the planning for network protection was to make it nuclear and EMP proof. Baffled by the problem of control, the Rand Corporation discarded the ...
John R. Vacca, 2007
10
A Complete Dictionary of the English Language, Both with ...
Rent into tatters; uneven, consisting of parts almost disunited; dressed in tatters; rugged, not smooth. RAGGEDNESS, rag'-gid-nis. s. State of being dressed in tatters. RAGINGLY, r'Zt'dzh-ing-ly. ad. With vehement fury. RAGMAN, rz'tg'-man. s .
Thomas Sheridan, 1790

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IN TATTERS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term in tatters is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Open 2015: Shane Lowry's dream of winning this year looks to …
Shane Lowry's dream of winning The Open Championship this year looks to be in tatters after a superb fightback was cruelly ended when he ... «Irish Mirror, Jul 15»
2
Indian cricket board's reputation in tatters | GulfNews.com
Srinivasan's reputation is in tatters, thanks to previous allegations of mismanagement in the BCCI, violating ownership rules, conflict of interest, ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
3
Government's water charges plan "in tatters" as public reject tax
A TIRADE of boos and heckles emanated from the Government benches in the Dáil today as Labour and Fine Gael backbenchers attempted to ... «An Phoblacht, Jul 15»
4
Sterling image in 'tatters' but Liverpool partly to blame
Raheem sterling has left his public image “in tatters” but Liverpool must take their share of the blame for the forward's expected move to ... «Yahoo Eurosport UK, Jul 15»
5
Prison 'rehabilitation revolution' lies in tatters
Nick Hardwick's last annual report is a blatant warning to the new Justice Secretary Michael Gove. In it he concludes that prisons in England ... «Channel 4 News, Jul 15»
6
The Insiders: The Democrats' doctrine of 'government is the solution …
The Democratic Party's fundamental doctrine that “government is the solution” is in tatters. The failure to produce “shovel-ready” projects, the ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
7
Yemen humanitarian truce in tatters
Yemen humanitarian truce in tatters. Air strikes, clashes flout six-day UN humanitarian truce aimed at delivering desperately needed aid. «Middle East Online, Jul 15»
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'AFP modernization plan in tatters' | Inquirer News
The Armed Forces of the Philippines modernization program is in tatters because President Aquino has not signed the national defense ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
9
Nibali's defence in tatters as Froome pulls clear
Vincenzo Nibali's defence of his 2014 Tour de France crown appears to be over after his Astana team lost significant time to rivals Team Sky ... «SBS, Jul 15»
10
Pak pledge in tatters
Lahore : It just takes two days for the Indo-Pak farce to become apparent. So, shortly after Nawaz Sharif and Narendra Modi met, we have ... «Free Press Journal, Jul 15»

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