pech
das Pech (resin/bad luck)
German translations
- 01
German meaning: Unglück oder Missgeschick. English meaning: bad luck Synonym: Unglück, Missgeschick German example: Ich habe heute einfach nur Pech. English example: I'm just having bad luck today. Type: Noun Article: das Singular Form: das Pech Plural Form: die Peche
- 02
misfortune
- 03
bad luck
- 04
trouble
Word details
- German meaning
- Stockfinster bedeutet, dass es extrem dunkel ist, so dunkel, dass man fast nichts sehen kann.
- English meaning
- Pitch black means extremely dark, to the point where you can barely see anything.
- Synonym
- pechschwarz, rabenschwarz
- German example
- In der Höhle war es stockfinster, wir brauchten unbedingt eine Taschenlampe.
- English example
- It was pitch black in the cave; we definitely needed a flashlight.
Related words
- Specht
Woodpecker
- Teer
Tar
- Verlierer
Loser
- Uraninit
Uraninite
- Mauerspecht
A wallpecker is a tool for breaking walls or a colloquial term for a construction worker.
- Uranerz
Uranium ore
- Pechvogel
A jinx is a person who constantly has bad luck or is followed by misfortune.
- Unstern
Misfortune, ill omen
- pechschwarz
Pitch black
- Pechnelke
Sticky catchfly
- Wendehals
Wryneck
- Buntspecht
Great spotted woodpecker
- Glückspilz
A lucky devil is a person who has extraordinary luck or is always lucky.
- Schluckspecht
A heavy drinker is a colloquial term for someone who drinks a lot of alcohol.
- Pechnase
Clumsy person
- Pechblende
Pitchblende
- Bitumen
Bitumen
- Goldspecht
European Green Woodpecker, a species of woodpecker with yellow plumage.
- Grünspecht
Green woodpecker
- Kleiber
Nuthatch
- Gagat
Jet is a black, carbonaceous gem material derived from fossilized wood.
- Schlemihl
Schlemiel, unlucky person
- Unglücksrabe
Jinx
- teeren
to tar
- verheißen
Bode
- kreideweiß
Chalk white is a color that resembles the white of chalk, a very light, matte white.
- stockdunkel
pitch black
- ebenholzfarben
Ebony-colored means of the color of ebony, that is, deep black and glossy.
- kohlrabenschwarz
Coal-black describes a very deep, glossy black color, reminiscent of the color of kohlrabi.
- kohlschwarz
Coal black
- kohlpechrabenschwarz
Coal-pitch-raven-black describes a very dark, deep black color reminiscent of the color of coal, pitch, and the plumage of a raven.
- pechrabenschwarz
Pitch black
- dunckelschwarz
Jet black
- glücklos
Unlucky, ill-fated.
- nachtschwarz
Pitch black
- harzig
resinous
- verheißen
Bode
- pechrabenschwarz
pitch-black
- Pechblende
pitchblende
- pechschwarz
pitch-black
- Pechnase
- Pechvogel
unlucky person
- Pechvogel
jinx
- Mauerspecht
wallpecker
- Schwarzspecht
blackcap
Example sentences with “pech”
He had bad luck today. (Er hatte heute großes Pech.)
Frequently asked questions
What does 'Pech' mean in German?
'Pech' is a homonym: it means 'bad luck' (neuter) or 'pitch/resin' (neuter).