"Hauptsache" meaning in All languages combined

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Conjunction [German]

IPA: /ˈhaʊ̯ptˌzaxə/ Audio: De-Hauptsache.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German houbetsache, equivalent to haupt- + Sache. Cognate with Middle Low German hȫvetsāke. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|houbetsache}} Middle High German houbetsache, {{pre|de|haupt|Sache}} haupt- + Sache, {{cog|gml|hȫvetsāke}} Middle Low German hȫvetsāke Head templates: {{head|de|conjunction}} Hauptsache
  1. (slightly informal) as long as, expresses that the following is the most important goal, prioritised over anything else
    Sense id: en-Hauptsache-de-conj-A6detQmp
  2. (slightly informal) at least, most importantly, specifically, expresses gladness about a fact being true even if other things might not be ideal (i.e. Glück im Unglück)
    Sense id: en-Hauptsache-de-conj-yb4YYiT9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Ansichtssache, Hauptbühne, Hauptfrage, Hauptgeschehen, Hauptprodukt, Hauptpunkt, Hauptstadt, Hauptstraße, Privatsache, Sachfrage, Sachlichkeit, tatsächlich, Verschlusssache

Noun [German]

IPA: /ˈhaʊ̯ptˌzaxə/ Audio: De-Hauptsache.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German houbetsache, equivalent to haupt- + Sache. Cognate with Middle Low German hȫvetsāke. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|houbetsache}} Middle High German houbetsache, {{pre|de|haupt|Sache}} haupt- + Sache, {{cog|gml|hȫvetsāke}} Middle Low German hȫvetsāke Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Hauptsache f (genitive Hauptsache, plural Hauptsachen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Hauptsache [genitive], Hauptsachen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Hauptsache [nominative, singular], Hauptsachen [definite, nominative, plural], Hauptsache [genitive, singular], Hauptsachen [definite, genitive, plural], Hauptsache [dative, singular], Hauptsachen [dative, definite, plural], Hauptsache [accusative, singular], Hauptsachen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. main thing, most important thing Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Hauptsache-de-noun-vpBEPDKb Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms prefixed with haupt-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 10 11 77 1 Disambiguation of German terms prefixed with haupt-: 23 18 59 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 11 75 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 9 79 0
  2. (law) main issue Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-Hauptsache-de-noun-BAln~Vk1 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hauptsächlich

Inflected forms

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      "word": "Nebensache"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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    }
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      "form": "Hauptsache",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hauptsachen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hauptsache",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "Hauptsachen",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "Hauptsache",
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  ],
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      "args": {
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      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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          "_dis": "10 11 77 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "_dis": "23 18 59 0",
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        {
          "_dis": "11 9 79 0",
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        {
          "english": "„Maybe I am even crazy. I don't want to deny it. But if I am, I am feeling very good with it. And that is the most important thing, isn't it?“",
          "ref": "1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 141:",
          "text": "„Vielleicht bin ich sogar verrückt. Ich will es nicht in Abrede stellen. Aber wenn ich es bin, so fühle ich mich sehr wohl dabei. Und das ist doch die Hauptsache, nicht?“",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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          "important",
          "important"
        ],
        [
          "thing",
          "thing"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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          "orig": "de:Law",
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            "Society",
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            "Fundamental"
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        }
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        ],
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          "main",
          "main"
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        [
          "issue",
          "issue"
        ]
      ],
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        "(law) main issue"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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        "law"
      ]
    }
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    },
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}

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  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "conj",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Ansichtssache"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Hauptbühne"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Hauptfrage"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Hauptgeschehen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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      "word": "Privatsache"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Sachfrage"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Sachlichkeit"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tatsächlich"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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        {
          "english": "He didn't care about the consequences, as long as he got his money",
          "text": "Er scherte sich nicht um die Folgen, Hauptsache, er bekam sein Geld",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "as long as, expresses that the following is the most important goal, prioritised over anything else"
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          "as long as"
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        "(slightly informal) as long as, expresses that the following is the most important goal, prioritised over anything else"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "english": "At least / most importantly, you are well / unharmed",
          "text": "Hauptsache, es geht dir gut",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "at least, most importantly, specifically, expresses gladness about a fact being true even if other things might not be ideal (i.e. Glück im Unglück)"
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      "id": "en-Hauptsache-de-conj-yb4YYiT9",
      "links": [
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          "at least"
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          "Glück im Unglück",
          "Glück im Unglück#German"
        ]
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        "(slightly informal) at least, most importantly, specifically, expresses gladness about a fact being true even if other things might not be ideal (i.e. Glück im Unglück)"
      ]
    }
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    },
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      "word": "Nebensache"
    }
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    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German feminine nouns",
    "German lemmas",
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    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms prefixed with haupt-",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
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    }
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      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
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      "form": "Hauptsachen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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      "tags": [
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          "ref": "1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 141:",
          "text": "„Vielleicht bin ich sogar verrückt. Ich will es nicht in Abrede stellen. Aber wenn ich es bin, so fühle ich mich sehr wohl dabei. Und das ist doch die Hauptsache, nicht?“",
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        [
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          "thing"
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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        "law"
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    }
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    },
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      "word": "Hauptstadt"
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      "word": "Hauptstraße"
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      "word": "Privatsache"
    },
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          "text": "Er scherte sich nicht um die Folgen, Hauptsache, er bekam sein Geld",
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        "(slightly informal) as long as, expresses that the following is the most important goal, prioritised over anything else"
      ]
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        "German informal terms",
        "German terms with usage examples"
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        {
          "english": "At least / most importantly, you are well / unharmed",
          "text": "Hauptsache, es geht dir gut",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "at least, most importantly, specifically, expresses gladness about a fact being true even if other things might not be ideal (i.e. Glück im Unglück)"
      ],
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          "at least"
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          "Glück im Unglück#German"
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      "qualifier": "slightly informal",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slightly informal) at least, most importantly, specifically, expresses gladness about a fact being true even if other things might not be ideal (i.e. Glück im Unglück)"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhaʊ̯ptˌzaxə/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Hauptsache.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a6/De-Hauptsache.ogg/De-Hauptsache.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/De-Hauptsache.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "de:Hauptsache"
  ],
  "word": "Hauptsache"
}

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