debut

debut

See also: début and Debüt

English

Alternative forms

• début

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

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛbjuː/, /ˈdeɪbjuː/
• (US) IPA^(key): /deɪˈbjuː/, /dəˈbjuː/
• (Filipino diaspora) IPA^(key): /dɛˈbuː/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /dəˈbʉː/, /ˈdæɪb(j)ʉː/, /ˈdeb(j)ʉː/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: (UK) -ɛbjuː, (UK) -eɪbjuː, (US) -uː

Noun

debut (plural debuts)

1. 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:

     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.

2. (also attributive) The first public presentation of a theatrical play, motion picture, opera, musical composition, dance, or other performing arts piece.

   Coordinate term: sophomore

   Since making its debut two years ago, the program has gained cult status.

   their long-anticipated debut album

3. The first appearance of a debutante in society.
4. (Philippines) The coming-of-age celebration of a woman's eighteenth birthday.

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

Armenian: դեբյուտ (hy) (debyut) Basque: estreinaldi Belarusian: дэбю́т m (debjút) Bengali: অভিষেক (ôbhiṣek) Bulgarian: дебют m (debjut) Catalan: debut (ca) m Chinese: Mandarin: 首次亮相 (shǒucì liàngxiàng), 初次登場／初次登场 (chūcì dēngchǎng), 初次演出 (chūcì yǎnchū), 首次露面 (shǒucì lòumiàn), 初次登台 (chūcì dēngtái), 出道 (zh) (chūdào) Danish: debut (da) c Dutch: debuut (nl) n Esperanto: (used attributively) debuta Finnish: ensiesiintyminen, ensiesitys, debyytti (fi) French: première (fr) Friulian: debut m Galician: estrea f German: Debüt (de) n Hebrew: הופעת בכורה‎ f (hofa'at bekhora) Indonesian: debut (id) Italian: debutto (it) m Japanese: デビュー (debyū) Korean: 데뷔 (ko) (debwi) Persian: شروع به کار کردن‎ (fa) Piedmontese: dësbut m Polish: debiut (pl) m Portuguese: lançamento (pt) m, estreia (pt) f Russian: дебю́т (ru) m (debjút) Spanish: debut (es) m Swedish: debut (sv) c Ukrainian: дебю́т m (debjút)

Verb

debut (third-person singular simple present debuts, present participle debuting, simple past and past participle debuted)

1. (transitive, chiefly US) to formally introduce, as to the public

   Amalgamated Software Systems debuted release 3.2 in Spring of 2004.

2. (intransitive) to make one's initial formal appearance

   Release 3.2 debuted to mixed reviews in Spring of 2004.

   • 2020 April 8, “Fleet News: News in Brief”, in Rail, page 29:

     The nine-car electric unit debuted on the 0630 Newcastle-London King's Cross.

Translations

to formally introduce, as to the public

Arabic: please add this translation if you can Armenian: առաջին անգամ ներկայացնել (aṙaǰin angam nerkayacʿnel) Chinese: Mandarin: 首發／首发 (zh) (shǒufā) Czech: please add this translation if you can Danish: præsentere, lancere Dutch: debuteren (nl) French: présenter (fr), lancer (fr) Galician: estrear (gl) German: einführen (de) (market launch), vorstellen (de), veröffentlichen (de) Hindi: please add this translation if you can Italian: please add this translation if you can Japanese: please add this translation if you can Korean: 데뷔 (ko) (debwi) Portuguese: debutar (pt), estreiar Spanish: debutar (es) Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

to make one's initial formal appearance

Arabic: please add this translation if you can Armenian: դեբյուտ տալ (debyut tal) Belarusian: дэбютава́ць impf or pf (debjutavácʹ) Bulgarian: дебютирам (debjutiram) Catalan: debutar (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 初次登台 (chūcì dēngtái) Czech: debutovat Danish: debutere Dutch: debuteren (nl) French: se lancer (fr) Galician: estrear (gl) German: debütieren (de) Hindi: please add this translation if you can Hungarian: debütál (hu) Italian: esordire (it) Japanese: please add this translation if you can Korean: 데뷔 (ko) (debwi) Polish: debiutować (pl) impf, zadebiutować pf Portuguese: ser lançado, estreiar Romanian: debuta (ro) Russian: дебюти́ровать (ru) impf or pf (debjutírovatʹ) Spanish: debutar (es) Swedish: debutera (sv) Ukrainian: дебютува́ти impf or pf (debjutuváty) Vietnamese: ra mắt (vi)

Related terms

• debutant
• debutante

Anagrams

• tubed

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /dəˈbut/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /deˈbut/

Noun

debut m (plural debuts)

1. debut (a performer's first appearance in public)

Related terms

• debutant
• debutar

Further reading

• “debut” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Czech

Etymology

From French début.

Noun

debut m

1. debut

Synonyms

• počátek

Related terms

• debutant, debutantka
• debutovat

Further reading

• debut in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• debut in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Danish

Etymology

From French début (“debut”).

Noun

debut c (singular definite debuten or debut'en, plural indefinite debuter or debut'er)

1. debut

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

Further reading

• “debut” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Dutch debuut, from French début, from Middle French, derivative of desbuter (“to move, begin”), from des- + but (“mark, goal”), from Old French but (“aim, goal, end, target”), either 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 *bʰewd- (“to beat, push”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdebʊt̚]
• Hyphenation: dé‧but
• Rhymes: -bʊt, -ʊt, -t

Noun

début (first-person possessive debutku, second-person possessive debutmu, third-person possessive debutnya)

1. debut

Related terms

• debutan

 

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dəˈbʊt̚]
• Hyphenation: dê‧but
• Rhymes: -bʊt, -ʊt, -t

Noun

dêbut (plural debut-debut, first-person possessive debutku, second-person possessive debutmu, third-person possessive debutnya)

1. hiss, sizzle, farting noise

Related terms

• berdebut

 

Further reading

• “debut” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French début.

Noun

debut m (definite singular debuten, indefinite plural debuter, definite plural debutene)

1. a debut

Related terms

• debutant
• debutere

References

• “debut” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French début.

Noun

debut m (definite singular debuten, indefinite plural debutar, definite plural debutane)

1. a debut

Related terms

• debutant
• debutere

References

• “debut” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Romanian

Etymology

From French début.

Noun

debut n (plural debuturi)

1. debut
2. outbreak

Declension

Declension of debut

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) debut	debutul	(niște) debuturi	debuturile
genitive/dative	(unui) debut	debutului	(unor) debuturi	debuturilor
vocative	debutule		debuturilor

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Spanish

Etymology

From French début (“debut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈbu/ [d̪eˈβ̞u]
  • Rhymes: -u
• IPA^(key): (spelling pronunciation) /deˈbut/ [d̪eˈβ̞ut̪]
  • Rhymes: -ut
  • Syllabification: de‧but

Noun

debut m (plural debuts)

1. debut

Related terms

• debutar

Further reading

• “debut”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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Swedish

Etymology

From French début (“first throw or shot in a ball game”).

Noun

debut c

1. a debut

Declension

Declension of debut
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	debut	debuten	debuter	debuterna
Genitive	debuts	debutens	debuters	debuternas

Related terms

• debutant
• debutera

Anagrams

• budet