Skip to content

geschwärzt

blackened, darkened with soot or dirt

adjective ge-SHVAERTST Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Also means

redacted (of documents)

Usage Note

Geschwärzt describes surfaces darkened by smoke, soot, or fire — geschwärzte Decken, geschwärzter Schornstein. In a legal or journalistic context it means redacted — passages blacked out in a document.

Examples

"Die geschwärzte Decke über dem Kamin zeugte von jahrelangem Feuer."

Natural Translation

The blackened ceiling above the fireplace bore witness to years of fire.

Literal Translation

The blackened ceiling above the fireplace testified to years of fire.

Explore German by topic