pech

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (masculine, no-diminutive, uncountable) bad luck; misfortune
2. (masculine, no-diminutive, uncountable) breakdown, e.g. of a car

Synoniemen

ongeluk

panne

ongeval

tegenslag

motorpech

tegenspoed

bijdraaien

ecologische ramp

accident

ongelukkig voorval

averij

catastrofe

mislukking

probleem

vergissing

malheur

Vertalingen

bad luck

azar

malchance

misfortune

Pech

mala suerte

Unglück

sfortuna

mala sort

panne

má sorte

malasorte

Panne

adversa

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/pɛx/

Etymologie (Engels)

Verwant aan Engels: pitch

Verwant aan Nederlands: panne

In summary

From German Pech (“bad luck; pitch, tar”), from Old High German peh, from Latin pīx. Doublet of inherited pek (“pitch”). Also cognate with English pitch.
The sense “breakdown” is a Dutch innovation. It is probably modelled on the word ongeluk, which means both “bad luck, misfortune” and “accident”. Since pech typically denotes a lesser kind of bad luck, it came to be used for a lesser kind of traffic accident too. German uses Panne instead; compare Dutch panne.

Zinnen

Dat ongeval was brute pech .

That accident was brutal bad luck.