Lambeaux (en. Shreds)

/lɑ̃bo/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Piece of fabric or paper, often torn.

He picked up the scraps of paper scattered on the floor.

Il a ramassé les lambeaux de papier éparpillés sur le sol.

Remaining part of something that has been shredded.

The piece of meat was hanging from the barbecue.

Le lambeau de viande pendait du barbecue.

Fragments or remnants of something.

The remnants of his past came back to haunt him.

Les lambeaux de son passé revenaient le hanter.

From Old French 'lambe', derived from Latin 'lambea', meaning 'torn piece'.

scraps of fabric

Torn pieces of canvas or fabric.

des lambeaux de tissu

to remain in shambles

To be in a very deteriorated or disordered state.

rester en lambeaux

shards of memory

Fragmented memories.

des lambeaux de mémoire

scrap

A torn piece, often used in the singular.

lambeau

debris

Residue or fragment of a destroyed object.

débris

relics

Remnants or memories of the past.

reliques

Disordered or chaotic state.

His desk is a real mess of paper.

Son bureau est un vrai lambeaux de papier.

Fragmentation of a group or a team.

After the last conflict, they were nothing but a fragment of their former team.

Après le dernier conflit, ils n'étaient plus qu'un lambeaux de leur ancienne équipe.