debut
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English [edit]
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Etymology [edit]
From French début, from Middle French, derivative of débuter (“to move, begin”), from dé- + but (“mark, goal”), from Old French but (“aim, goal, end, target”), from Old French butte (“mound, knoll, target”), from Frankish *but (“stump, log”), or from Old Norse bútr (“log, stump, butt”); both from Proto-Germanic *butą (“end, piece”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeud- (“to beat, push”). Cognate with Old English butt (“tree stump”). More at butt.
Noun [edit]
debut (plural debuts)
- A performer's first-time performance to the public.
- Since making its debut two years ago, the program has gained cult status.
- 2011 April 11, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 3 - 0 Man City”, BBC Sport:
- Liverpool's performance - despite a defensive injury crisis that saw a promising debut for teenage academy graduate John Flanagan - was a resounding advert for Kenny Dalglish to be given the manager's job on a permanent basis.
Translations [edit]
a performer's first-time performance to the public
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Verb [edit]
debut (third-person singular simple present debuts, present participle debuting, simple past and past participle debuted)
- (transitive, chiefly US) to formally introduce, as to the public
- Amalgamated Software Systems debuted release 3.2 in Spring of 2004.
- (intransitive) to make one's initial formal appearance
- Release 3.2 debuted to mixed reviews in Spring of 2004.
Translations [edit]
to formally introduce, as to the public
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to make one's initial formal appearance
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Czech [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French début.
Noun [edit]
debut m
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Danish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French début (“debut”).
Noun [edit]
debut c (singular definite debuten or debut'en, plural indefinite debuter or debut'er)
Inflection [edit]
Inflection of debut
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative, dative and accusative | debut | debuten debut'en |
debuter debut'er |
debuterne debut'erne |
| genitive | debuts | debutens debut'ens |
debuters debut'ers |
debuternes debut'ernes |
Spanish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French début (“debut”).
Noun [edit]
debut m (plural debutes)
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- English terms derived from French
- English terms derived from Middle French
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Frankish
- English terms derived from Old Norse
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- English nouns
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- Czech terms derived from French
- Czech masculine nouns
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- Danish terms derived from French
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- Spanish terms derived from French
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