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pechschwarz

pitch-black, jet-black

adjective PEKH-shvarts Rare
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Also means

intensely, absolutely black

Usage Note

pechschwarz is the intensified form of schwarz — as black as pitch (Pech). Common in descriptions of hair, night skies, or dark clothes: pechschwarze Haare — jet-black hair. Fully idiomatic and frequent in literary and everyday speech.

Examples

"Pechschwarze Wolken zogen auf, und kurz darauf begann ein heftiges Gewitter."

Natural Translation

Pitch-black clouds gathered, and shortly after a violent storm began.

Literal Translation

Pitch-black clouds drew up, and shortly after began a violent thunderstorm.

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