See hoofdzaak on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "From hoofd (“head”) + zaak (“matter, affair”). Compare German Hauptsache.",
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"english": "He cannot tell what is important and what is not.",
"text": "Hij kan hoofd- en bijzaken niet onderscheiden."
},
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"english": "What matters most right now is that we stop the bleeding.",
"text": "De hoofdzaak is nu dat we het bloeden stoppen."
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