Tatters (es. Andrajos)
Translation into English
Beginner (A1-A2)
El niño lleva una camisa de andrajos.
The boy is wearing a shirt made of ragged clothes.
Context: daily life Los andrajos de la ropa son muy viejos.
The ragged clothes are very old.
Context: daily life Ella no quiere usar esos andrajos.
She doesn't want to wear those ragged clothes.
Context: fashion Intermediate (B1-B2)
Los andrajos que usa el personaje muestran su pobreza.
The ragged clothes that the character wears show their poverty.
Context: literature En la película, el protagonista vive en andrajos y lucha por mejorar su vida.
In the movie, the protagonist lives in ragged clothes and struggles to improve their life.
Context: cinema A veces, la gente prefiere vestir andrajos en lugar de ropa nueva.
Sometimes, people prefer to wear ragged clothes instead of new clothes.
Context: society Advanced (C1-C2)
La imagen del hombre en andrajos era un reflejo impactante de la desigualdad social en la ciudad.
The image of the man in ragged clothes was a shocking reflection of social inequality in the city.
Context: sociology Los andrajos, símbolo de la miseria, contrastan drásticamente con la opulencia circundante.
The ragged clothes, a symbol of misery, contrast drastically with the surrounding opulence.
Context: culture En la literatura, los personajes envueltos en andrajos son frecuentemente representados como víctimas de un sistema injusto.
In literature, characters wrapped in ragged clothes are often depicted as victims of an unjust system.
Context: literature