noun · rare

shred

shred · shreds

думка, мисль, мисля

кусок, клочок, лоскут

Schnitzel, winziges Stückchen, Schnipsel, Fitzelchen

A fragment of somethingA fragment of something; a particle; a piece; also, a very small amount.

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/ʃɹɛd/

» There wasn't a single shred of evidence.

Не было ни малейшего свидетельства. — odexed

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Meaning

7 senses

A fragment of something; a particle; a piece; also, a very small amount.
There isn’t a shred of evidence to support his claims.
Fitzel, Fitzelchen, winziges Stückchen
кусо́кkusók
a small piece of cloth
A long, narrow piece (especially of fabric) cut or torn off; a strip; specifically, a piece of cloth or clothing.
A long, narrow piece (especially of fabric) cut or torn off; a strip; specifically, a piece of cloth or clothing.
(broadly)A thin strand or wisp, as of a cloud, mist, etc.
A thin strip of fruit peel, a vegetable, etc., cut so that it curls.
(rare)A shard or sherd (“a piece of broken glass or pottery”).
(archaic)A piece of gold or silver lace or thread.
(obsolete)A tailor.

Examples

57 sentences

There wasn't a single shred of evidence.
ruНе было ни малейшего свидетельства. — odexed
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My dog tore my shirt to shreds.
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My dog tore my shirts to shreds.
deMein Hund hat mir die Hemden zerfetzt. — Waldelfe
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Those guard dogs would tear you to shreds.
deDie Wachhunde würden dich zerfetzen. — Waldelfe
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Tom put a bag of shredded cheese into his shopping cart.
deTom legte eine Tüte mit geriebenem Käse in seinen Einkaufswagen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

a long, narrow piece cut or torn off — see also strip:

fragment of something; very small amount — see also particle, piece:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

a long, narrow piece cut or torn off — see also strip:

fragment of something; very small amount — see also particle, piece:

Origin

From Middle English shrede, shred (“fragment, piece, scrap; piece cut off from something;

From Middle English shrede, shred (“fragment, piece, scrap; piece cut off from something; strip of material; ornamental strip hanging from the edge of a garment; thread; band or thread woven in a garment; element, streak; plant (?)”) [and other forms], from Late Old English sċrēad, sċrēade (“piece cut off from something; a paring; a shred”), from Proto-Germanic *skraudō (“a piece, shred; a crack; a cut”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut off”). Doublet of escrow.

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