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hauptsächlich — main, principal, chief in German

adjectiveUnleveled
Pronunciation

/ˈhauptzɛçlɪç/

Quick Facts

Level

Unleveled

Frequency

59/100

Source Rank

#1,459

Practice Path

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Example Sentences

Japaner essen hauptsächlich Reis.

The Japanese live mainly on rice.

Der Tierbestand besteht hauptsächlich aus Schafen.

The principal livestock is sheep.

Example sentences from Tatoeba, licensed under CC BY 2.0 FR.

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