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From Middle High German blëch, from Old High German bleh, from Proto-West Germanic *blik, from Proto-Germanic *bliką. Compare Old Saxon blek, Dutch blik.

Blech n (strong, genitive Blechs or Bleches, plural Bleche)

  1. sheet (of metal)
  2. (informal) any cheap, lightweight metal or metal object
  3. (informal, music, collective) brass (all brass instruments, or all brass players, etc.)

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

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

Blech m (plural Blecher)

  1. sheet (of metal)
  2. baking tray
  • Blech in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire
  • IPA(key): /blɛx/
  • Rhymes: -ɛx
  • Syllabification: Blech

Blech m pers

  1. a male surname from German

Blech f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname from German