Plural-only noun (pluralia tantum) commonly used in the idiom “in tatters.”
Переводы
His clothes were in tatters after the accident.
Его одежда была в лохмотьях после аварии.
The old flag was in tatters after the storm.
Старый флаг был в клочьях после шторма.
Определения
Irregularly torn pieces of cloth, paper, or other material. The old flag was reduced to tatters after years of exposure to the elements.
Shreds or fragments of something that is falling apart or in a state of disrepair. His reputation was left in tatters after the scandal.