German expressions

Das A und O.

Translation

The be-all and end-all. / The key thing.

Text examples

Text:Sicherheit ist das A und O bei dieser Arbeit.
Translation:Safety is the be-all and end-all in this job.

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Können Sie mir helfen?

Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof

Kein Problem.

Viel Spaß!

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Was bedeutet das?

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Safe

Feierabend!

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Das A und O. is an idiomatic expression of the German language. Translation into English: The be-all and end-all. / The key thing.. Difficulty level — C2. Such expressions are important to understand and memorize as a whole: their meaning far from always adds up from the meanings of the individual words, so a literal translation often doesn't work here.

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