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masculine
/de.by/
#598 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
beginning, start
Word origin
From the verb debuter ('to lead off, make the first stroke'), originally a term from games of skill, from de- and but ('target, mark'), a word of Frankish origin.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- but
- English cognates
- debut
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluraldebuts
Examples
, .
At the beginning, I did not know how it worked.
C' ' .
It is the beginning of a new life for her.
belle.
The beginning of the film is very slow but the end is beautiful.
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Her book was a success from the very start.
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At the start of the month, we will go on a trip with the class.
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