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Hauptsache

die Hauptsache

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Meaning

[1] The important thing the decisive; what the most is about

[1] das Wichtigste; das Entscheidende; das, worum es am meisten geht

Several meanings are still missing - comment: Min. 1 is missing legal meaning, possibly several

Mehrere Bedeutungen fehlen noch. — Kommentar: es fehlt min. 1 rechtliche Bedeutung, ggf. mehrere

Examples

[1] We didn't make ourselves popular, but the main thing is that we did it

[1] Wir haben uns nicht beliebt gemacht, aber Hauptsache wir haben es geschafft.

[1] "There was no Arnaud, that was the main thing, that was the decisive factor, and neither his eyes nor his mocking comments could disturb the happiness of her get -together."

[1] „St. Arnaud war nicht da, das war doch schließlich die Hauptsache, das gab den Ausschlag, und weder seine Blicke noch seine spöttischen Bemerkungen konnten das Glück ihres Beisammenseins stören.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Hauptsache die Hauptsachen
Genitiv der Hauptsache der Hauptsachen
Dativ der Hauptsache den Hauptsachen
Akkusativ die Hauptsache die Hauptsachen

Pronunciation

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