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debut
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de·but also dé·but  (d-by, dby)
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. de·buted also débuted (-byd), de·but·ing also début·ing (-byng), de·buts also débuts (-byz) Usage Problem
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.

debut [ˈdeɪbjuː ˈdɛbjuː]
n
1. (Performing Arts / Theatre)
a.  the first public appearance of an actor, musician, etc., or the first public presentation of a show
b.  (as modifier) debut album
2. (Sociology) the presentation of a debutante
vb (intr)
to make a debut
[from French début, from Old French desbuter to play first (hence: make one's first appearance), from des- de- + but goal, target; see butt2]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.debut - the act of beginning something newdebut - the act of beginning something new; "they looked forward to the debut of their new product line"
commencement, start, beginning - the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"
induction - the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time); "the induction of an anesthetic state"
product introduction - the introduction (usually by an advertising campaign) of a new product or product line
ushering in - the introduction of something new; "it signalled the ushering in of a new era"
naturalisation, naturalization - the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous
2.debut - the presentation of a debutante in society
intro, introduction, presentation - formally making a person known to another or to the public
Verb1.debut - present for the first time to the public; "The band debuts a new song or two each month"
performing arts - arts or skills that require public performance
innovate, introduce - bring something new to an environment; "A new word processor was introduced"
2.debut - appear for the first time in public; "The new ballet that debuts next months at Covent Garden, is already sold out"
performing arts - arts or skills that require public performance
play - be performed or presented for public viewing; "What's playing in the local movie theater?"; "`Cats' has been playing on Broadway for many years"
3.debut - make one's debut; "This young soprano debuts next month at the Metropolitan Opera"
performing arts - arts or skills that require public performance
perform - give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera"

debut
noun entrance, beginning, launch, launching, coming out, introduction, presentation, first appearance, initiation, inauguration This young player has his international debut next week.
Translations
debut début [ˈdeɪbuː]
A. N (Theat) (= first appearance) → debut m, presentación f (fig) → primer acto m
to make one's debut (Theat) → debutar, hacer su presentación; (in society) → presentarse en sociedad, ponerse de largo
B. VI [artist, actor] → debutar; [film, play] → estrenarse
C. CPD debut album N (Mus) → álbum m de debut, álbum m de presentación

debut [ˈdeɪbjuː ˈdɛbjuː] n [performer, sportsperson] → débuts mpl
debut album n [singer, band] → premier album m

debut [ˈdeɪbjuː] ndebutto
to make one's debut → debuttare, fare il proprio debutto
to make one's stage/film debut → debuttare sulle scene/sullo schermo

debut
n debut, début [ˈdeibjuː, (American ) deiˈbju:]
a first public appearance on the stage etc She made her stage debut at the age of eight. debuut, eerste optrede/ verskyning maak أوَّل ظُهور على المَسْرَح дебют debut debut; -debut das Debüt ξεκίνημα, ντεμπούτο presentación, debut debüüt نخستین ظهور در صحنه اجتماعی debyytti début(s) הוֹפָעָה רִאשוֹנָה בַּחֶברָה श्रीगणेश, प्रारंभ prvi nastup, početak első fellépés penampilan pertama frumraun debutto デビュー, 初舞台 첫 출연 debiutas debija kemunculan sulung di mata awam debuut debut debiut estreia debut дебют debut prvi nastop debi debut การปรากฏตัวเป็นครั้งแรกต่อสาธารณะชนหรือวงสังคม ilk çıkış 首次演出,開張 дебют اسٹیج وغیرہ پر پہلی بار سامنے آنا lần trình diễn đầu tiên


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