schwarzsehen

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German

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Etymology

From schwarz (black) +‎ sehen (to see, to watch).

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  • Hyphenation: schwarz‧se‧hen

Verb

schwarzsehen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present sieht schwarz, past tense sah schwarz, past participle schwarzgesehen, past subjunctive sähe schwarz, auxiliary haben)

  1. to be pessimistic
  2. (television) to watch television without paying one's license

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