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verblichen

faded, bleached out

adjective fer-BLIKH-en Rare

Also means

discoloured through age

Usage Note

verblichen refers to colour that has faded through long exposure to light or washing; similar to verblasst but slightly more literary. Ein verblichenes Foto retains some nostalgic charge.

Examples

"An der Wand hing ein verblichenes Poster aus den 1980er-Jahren."

Natural Translation

On the wall hung a faded poster from the 1980s.

Literal Translation

On the wall hung a faded poster from the 1980s.

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