# das Pech

das Pech is a German noun meaning “pitch”. Forms: des Pechs, die Peche.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Pechs
- Plural: die Peche

## In other languages

- Русский: техн. смола, вар, пек

## Meanings

1. _uncountable_ pitch (sticky substance)
2. _uncountable_ bad luck, misfortune
   - Pech haben — to be unlucky
3. _nur Singular_ bad luck; tough luck; misfortune
   - Er hatte viel Pech in seinem Leben; vieles, was er anpackte, missglückte.

## Examples

- Die Wolke war schwarz wie Pech. — The cloud was pitch black.
- Tom hat sehr viel Pech. — Tom has very bad luck.
- Ich glaube, ich habe Pech. — I think I'm unlucky.
- Ein zerbrochener Spiegel bringt Pech. — A broken mirror brings bad luck.
- Wir haben Pech. — We're unlucky.

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Sources: Meanings and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).
URL: https://wordwide.space/de-en/wort/Pech