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spotless
(Colloquial, predicative only) Extremely clean, flawless. A short form of 'blitzblank' (sparkling clean) or 'blitzsauber' (spotlessly clean).
Nachdem wir den ganzen Tag geputzt hatten, war die Küche wieder blitz.
After we had cleaned all day, the kitchen was spotless again.
This adjective can only be used predicatively, meaning after the noun with a verb like 'sein' (to be) or 'werden' (to become). It cannot stand before a noun and is therefore never declined.
Das Badezimmer ist jetzt wieder blitz.
The bathroom is spotless again now.
The adjective 'blitz' (spotless) is derived from the noun 'der Blitz' (lightning). It describes something that is so clean that it lights up or shines like lightning.
Nach der Autowäsche war der Lack wieder blitz.
After the car wash, the paintwork was spotless again.
'Blitz' (spotless) in this meaning is colloquial. It is a short and informal way to say that something is immaculately clean.
Wow, deine Fenster sind ja blitz!
Wow, your windows are really spotless!
speed camera / flash
“Der Blitz” and “der Blitzer” may initially seem similar in the context of photography, but here they do not mean the same thing. “Blitz” in the accepted meaning means extremely clean, while “Blitzer” also refers to a flash unit for artificial lighting. “Blitzer” is therefore the appropriate word for the device.
Nach dem Putzen ist das Badezimmer blitz.
After cleaning, the bathroom is spotless.
Für das Porträt stellte die Fotografin den Blitzer neben die Kamera.
For the portrait, the photographer placed the flash unit next to the camera.
