"début" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /de.by/ Audio: Fr-début.ogg Forms: débuts [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French début, deverbal of desbuter (“to move, begin”) (whence débuter). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|début|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French début, {{inh+|fr|frm|début}} Inherited from Middle French début, {{m|frm|desbuter||to move, begin}} desbuter (“to move, begin”), {{deverbal|fr|débuter|notext=1}} débuter Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} début m (plural débuts)
  1. start, beginning Tags: masculine Synonyms: commencement Derived forms: au début, début du fou, début ouvert, débutant, débutante, débuter, faire ses débuts, générique de début
    Sense id: en-début-fr-noun-BoQW9yc0 Categories (other): French deverbals, French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for début meaning in French (3.9kB)

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          "expansion": "→ Italian: debutto",
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          "expansion": "→ Spanish: debut",
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        },
        {
          "word": "débutant"
        },
        {
          "word": "débutante"
        },
        {
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    },
    {
      "word": "débutante"
    },
    {
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          "expansion": "→ German: Debüt",
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          "expansion": "→ Italian: debutto",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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        }
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    },
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      "depth": 1,
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            "bor": "1"
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        }
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        "French terms inherited from Middle French",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "French terms with audio links"
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