debut

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also dé·but (dā-byū', dā'byū') pronunciation
n.
  1. A first public appearance, as of a performer.
  2. The formal presentation of a young woman to society.
  3. The beginning of a course of action: the debut of a new foreign policy.
tr. & intr.v. Usage Problem, -buted, also -buted (-byūd'), -but·ing, -but·ing (-byū'ĭng), -buts, -buts (-byūz').
To present in or make a debut.

[French début, from débuter, to give the first stroke in a game, begin : dé-, from, away (from Old French de-; see de-) + but, goal, target (from Old French butte; see butt3).]

USAGE NOTE   Debut is widely used as a verb, both intransitively (Her new series will debut next March on network television) and transitively (The network will debut her new series next March). These usages are well established in connection with entertainment and the performing arts but are not entirely acceptable when used of other sorts of introductions, as of products (The company will debut the new six-cylinder convertible next fall) or publications (The national edition of the newspaper debuted last summer), probably because of the association of the form with the language of show-business publicity.



is usually spelt without an accent, and is pronounced day-byoo.

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noun

    The instance or occasion of being presented for the first time to society: coming-out, presentation. See knowledge/ignorance.

verb

    To make one's formal entry, as into society: come out. Idioms: make one's bow. See knowledge/ignorance.


n

Definition: first public appearance
Antonyms: closing, finale

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: A first time appearance in public or on stage.

pronunciation The performer made his professional debut on stage last week.

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Debut, also spelled début, may refer to:

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Other

  • Sissy DéBut, American singer-songwriter, musician, actress and comedienne
  • Debut Records, a U.S. jazz record label
  • Debut novel, an author's first published novel
  • List of directorial debuts, a list of film directorial debuts in chronological order
  • Debutante, a young lady from an aristocratic family who has reached the age of maturity
  • Philippine Debut, a coming-of-age celebration for Filipino women

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - debut
v. tr., -
v. intr. - debutere

Nederlands (Dutch)
debuut, eerste optreden, debuteren

Français (French)
n. - (Théât) début, entrée dans le monde
v. tr. - débuter
v. intr. - débuter

Deutsch (German)
n. - Debüt, Erstlingswerk, erster Auftritt
v. - debütieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πρώτη δημόσια εμφάνιση, είσοδος (νεαρής) στην κοσμική κοινωνία, ντεμπούτο
v. - πραγματοποιώ την πρώτη δημόσια εμφάνιση, ντεμπουτάρω, πρωτοεμφανίζομαι (στην κοσμική κοινωνία κ.λπ.)
adj. - πρώτος δημόσιος

Italiano (Italian)
debuttare, debutto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - estréia (f), aparecimento na sociedade
v. - debutar, estrear
adj. - estreante

Русский (Russian)
дебютировать, дебют

Español (Spanish)
n. - primera obra, estreno, debut, presentación, comienzo de una carrera
v. tr. - debutar, introducir
v. intr. - presentar, estrenar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - debut
v. - debutera
adj. - debuterande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
首次露面, 初次进入社交界, 初次登台, 首次演出, 初次使用, 首次登台演出, 初次露面

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 首次露面, 初次進入社交界, 初次登臺
v. tr. - 首次演出, 初次使用
v. intr. - 首次登臺演出, 初次露面

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 첫 진출, 처음으로 정식 사교계에 나감
v. tr. - 처음 연기하다, 신제품으로 소개하다
v. intr. - 데뷔하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - デビュー, 初出場
v. - デビューする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الظهور الأول ( للمثل مثلا), ظهور ( الفتاة بخاصه) لأول مرة في المجتمع (فعل) يظهر لأول مرة (صفه) باكورة (انتاج), أولي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הופעת בכורה‬
v. tr. - ‮הציג הצגת בכורה‬
v. intr. - ‮הופיע בפעם הראשונה‬


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