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He laid the horse blanket aside and took off his clothes, or at least what remained of them-rags and tatters were what he took off.
Er legte die Pferdedecke ab und zog seine Kleider aus der das, was von seinen Kleidern noch übriggeblieben war, die Fetzen, die Lumpen zog er aus.
Suskind, Patrick / Perfume. The story of a murdererSüskind, Patrick / Das Parfum: Die Geschichte Eines Morders
Das Parfum: Die Geschichte Eines Morders
Süskind, Patrick
© 1985 Diogenes Verlag AG Zürich
Perfume. The story of a murderer
Suskind, Patrick
© 1986 by Alfred A. Knopf
© 1985 by Diogenes Verlag AG
The trees and iron railings were hung with tatters of the same stuff.
Die Bäume und Eisengeländer waren mit Fetzen vom gleichen Zeug behangen.
Bear, Greg / Blood MusicBear, Greg / Blutmusik
Blutmusik
Bear, Greg
© 1985 Greg Bear
© 2008 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Ubersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munchen, in der Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbH
Blood Music
Bear, Greg
© 1985, 2002 by Greg Bear
Surrounding the mask were a few shreds and tatters of green cloth, what had undoubtedly once been this thing's hood.
Umgeben war die Maske von ein paar Fetzen eines grünen Stoffs - zweifellos Reste der Kapuze, die dieses Ding getragen hatte.
King, Stephen / The Dark Tower 6: The Song of SusannahKing, Stephen / Der dunkle Turm 6: Susannah
Der dunkle Turm 6: Susannah
King, Stephen
© 2003 by Stephen King
© 2003 der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, München
The Dark Tower 6: The Song of Susannah
King, Stephen
© 2004 by Stephen King
Soon, all the worms were gone, leaving the abandoned hive like a tattered haunted house up on the tree.
Es dauerte nicht lange, bis alle Würmer verschwunden waren. Zurück blieb der leere Kokon, der wie ein ramponiertes Baumhaus wirkte.
Anderson, Kevin / Hidden EmpireAnderson, Kevin / Das Imperium
Das Imperium
Anderson, Kevin
© 2002 by WordFire Inc.
© 2003 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KG
Hidden Empire
Anderson, Kevin
© 2002 by WordFire, Inc.
Old Bram looked like a stuffed scarecrow, wearing layers of vests, jackets, and a tattered cloak over his shoulders.
Der alte Bram wirkte wie eine ausgestopfte Vogelscheuche, trug mehrere Westen und Jacken, darüber einen alten, zerfransten Mantel.
Anderson, Kevin / Hidden EmpireAnderson, Kevin / Das Imperium
Das Imperium
Anderson, Kevin
© 2002 by WordFire Inc.
© 2003 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KG
Hidden Empire
Anderson, Kevin
© 2002 by WordFire, Inc.
Finally, he wrote the name on a slip of paper and showed it to an elderly man in a tattered blue uniform.
Schließlich schrieb er den Namen auf einen Zettel und zeigte es einem älteren Mann in einer abgetragenen blauen Uniform.
Case, John / The Eighth DayCase, John / Der achte Tag
Der achte Tag
Case, John
© 2002 by John Case
© S. Fischer Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, 2004
The Eighth Day
Case, John
© 2002 by John Case
When it grew too dark to read the spots on the cards Frankie pulled a tattered and wadded scratch sheet off his hip.
Als es zu dunkel wurde, um die Karten erkennen zu können, zog Frankie einen zerflederten und zerknüllten Schmierzettel aus der Hüfttasche.
Algren, Nelson / The Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson / Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1983 by Zweitausendeins, Hamburg
© 1949 by Nelson Algren
The Man with the Golden Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1949 by Nelson Algren, renewed 1976
Masking out the central sphere with an eclipse circle allowed him to discern the tattered remnants of the furious corona.
Die Ausblendung der Sonne selbst ermöglichte es ihm, die fransigen Reste der Korona zu sehen.
Anderson, Kevin / Horizon StormsAnderson, Kevin / Sonnenstürme
Sonnenstürme
Anderson, Kevin
© 2004 by WordFire, Inc.
© 2005 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, München
Horizon Storms
Anderson, Kevin
© 2004 by WordFire, Inc.
I'll just go over to the Tattered Cover.
Ich laufe gleich hinüber zum Tattered Cover.«
Connelly, Michael / The poetConnelly, Michael / Der Poet
Der Poet
Connelly, Michael
© 1996 by Michael Connelly
© 1998 der deutschen Ausgabe by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag GmbH & Co.KG, Munchen
© dieser Ausgabe 2005 by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munchen, in der Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbH
The poet
Connelly, Michael
© 1996 by Hieronymous, Inc.

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in tatters
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in tatters
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in tatters
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tear to tatters
zerfetzen
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Word forms

tatter

noun
SingularPlural
Common casetattertatters
Possessive casetatter'statters'

tatter

verb
Basic forms
Pasttattered
Imperativetatter
Present Participle (Participle I)tattering
Past Participle (Participle II)tattered
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I tatterwe tatter
you tatteryou tatter
he/she/it tattersthey tatter
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am tatteringwe are tattering
you are tatteringyou are tattering
he/she/it is tatteringthey are tattering
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have tatteredwe have tattered
you have tatteredyou have tattered
he/she/it has tatteredthey have tattered
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been tatteringwe have been tattering
you have been tatteringyou have been tattering
he/she/it has been tatteringthey have been tattering
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I tatteredwe tattered
you tatteredyou tattered
he/she/it tatteredthey tattered
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was tatteringwe were tattering
you were tatteringyou were tattering
he/she/it was tatteringthey were tattering
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had tatteredwe had tattered
you had tatteredyou had tattered
he/she/it had tatteredthey had tattered
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been tatteringwe had been tattering
you had been tatteringyou had been tattering
he/she/it had been tatteringthey had been tattering
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will tatterwe shall/will tatter
you will tatteryou will tatter
he/she/it will tatterthey will tatter
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be tatteringwe shall/will be tattering
you will be tatteringyou will be tattering
he/she/it will be tatteringthey will be tattering
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have tatteredwe shall/will have tattered
you will have tatteredyou will have tattered
he/she/it will have tatteredthey will have tattered
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been tatteringwe shall/will have been tattering
you will have been tatteringyou will have been tattering
he/she/it will have been tatteringthey will have been tattering
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would tatterwe should/would tatter
you would tatteryou would tatter
he/she/it would tatterthey would tatter
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be tatteringwe should/would be tattering
you would be tatteringyou would be tattering
he/she/it would be tatteringthey would be tattering
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have tatteredwe should/would have tattered
you would have tatteredyou would have tattered
he/she/it would have tatteredthey would have tattered
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been tatteringwe should/would have been tattering
you would have been tatteringyou would have been tattering
he/she/it would have been tatteringthey would have been tattering
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am tatteredwe are tattered
you are tatteredyou are tattered
he/she/it is tatteredthey are tattered
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being tatteredwe are being tattered
you are being tatteredyou are being tattered
he/she/it is being tatteredthey are being tattered
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been tatteredwe have been tattered
you have been tatteredyou have been tattered
he/she/it has been tatteredthey have been tattered
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was tatteredwe were tattered
you were tatteredyou were tattered
he/she/it was tatteredthey were tattered
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being tatteredwe were being tattered
you were being tatteredyou were being tattered
he/she/it was being tatteredthey were being tattered
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been tatteredwe had been tattered
you had been tatteredyou had been tattered
he/she/it had been tatteredthey had been tattered
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be tatteredwe shall/will be tattered
you will be tatteredyou will be tattered
he/she/it will be tatteredthey will be tattered
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been tatteredwe shall/will have been tattered
you will have been tatteredyou will have been tattered
he/she/it will have been tatteredthey will have been tattered