debut
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
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Audio (US): (file)
Noun
debut (plural debuts)
- A performer's first performance to the public, in sport, the arts or some other area.
- 2011 April 11, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 3 - 0 Man City”, in BBC Sport[1]:
- 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.
- 2016 September 29, Jason Keller, Eberle-McDavid-Lucic line debuts in Oilers pre-season loss to Canucks, CBC (Canada):
- Hulking defenceman Gudbranson, who came to Vancouver in a trade with the Florida Panthers last May, scored in his debut for the Canucks.
- The first public presentation of a theatrical play, motion picture, opera, musical composition, dance, or other performing arts piece.
- Since making its debut two years ago, the program has gained cult status.
- The first appearance of a debutante in society.
Usage notes
- British English favours "on one's debut" where North American English favours "in one's debut" in sense "during"; see quotations above.
Translations
a performer's first-time performance to the public
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Verb
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
to formally introduce, as to the public
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to make one's initial formal appearance
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Catalan
Pronunciation
Noun
debut m (plural debuts)
- debut (a performer's first appearance in public)
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Further reading
- “debut” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Czech
Etymology
Noun
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Danish
Etymology
Noun
debut c (singular definite debuten or debut'en, plural indefinite debuter or debut'er)
Inflection
Declension of debut
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | debut | debuten debut'en |
debuter debut'er |
debuterne debut'erne |
| genitive | debuts | debutens debut'ens |
debuters debut'ers |
debuternes debut'ernes |
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
debut m (definite singular debuten, indefinite plural debuter, definite plural debutene)
- a debut
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References
- “debut” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
debut m (definite singular debuten, indefinite plural debutar, definite plural debutane)
- a debut
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References
- “debut” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
debut m (plural debutes)
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Swedish
Etymology
From French début (“first throw or shot in a ball game”).
Noun
debut c
- a debut
Declension
| Declension of debut | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | debut | debuten | debuter | debuterna |
| Genitive | debuts | debutens | debuters | debuternas |
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