рвани́на

rare #47195

nounfeminineinanimateuncountable

1.
rags, worn-out clothes, tattered clothing
Он хо́дит в како́й-то рвани́не.
He walks around in some kind of rags.
Colloquial and derogatory; collective.
2.
tear, rip, crack, flawengineering
В шве образова́лась рвани́на.
A tear formed in the seam.
Of metal, fabric or another material.
3.
(rare) ragamuffin, tramp, vagabond
У ворот сиде́ла какая-то рвани́на в дыря́вом пальто́.
Some ragamuffin in a torn coat was sitting by the gate.
Animate use; derogatory.
4.
(rare) scoundrel, rogue, riffraff
Не свя́зывайся с э́той рвани́ной.
Don't get mixed up with that scoundrel.
Animate use; strongly derogatory.

Examples

На нём была старая рванина вместо одежды.
He was wearing old rags instead of clothes.
От куртки осталась одна рванина.
All that was left of the jacket was a few rags.
Он собрал всю рванину и выбросил её.
He gathered up all the rags and threw them away.