German

Noun

Blech n ‎(genitive Blechs or Bleches, plural Bleche)

1. sheet (of metal)
2. (informal, music) Brass, a collective term for all brass instruments, or all brass players, etc.

   „Das Blech spielt bitte mal alleine!“ rief der Dirigent.‎

   The conductor demanded loudly: “Brass play on their own now, please!”

Related terms

• blechen
• Blechflöte
• Blechhütte
• Blech reden
• Ofenblech
• Stahlblech

Declension

See also

• Barren
• Coil
• Metallfolie

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blɛk/, /blɛx/
• Rhymes: -ɛk

Interjection

blech

1. (slang) An imitation of the sound of gagging, used to express disgust or disdain.

   Blech! Look at all the garbage people add to the online dictionary!

Translations

Verb

blech ‎(third-person singular simple present bleches, present participle bleching, simple past and past participle bleched)

1. (slang) To have the vomiting reflex triggered.

See also

• gag
• argh

Etymology 2

A copper blech covers the lit burners on a stovetop, keeping food warm for the Shabbat meal.

From Yiddish בלעך ‎(blekh). Related to German Blech.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blɛx/

Noun

blech ‎(plural blechs)

1. (Judaism) A metal sheet used to cover stovetop burners on Shabbat to allow food to be kept warm without violating the prohibition against cooking.

Translations

Anagrams

• belch