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masculine

/de.by/

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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

Au , .

At the beginning, I did not know how it worked.

C' ' .

It is the beginning of a new life for her.

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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.

Au , .

At the start of the month, we will go on a trip with the class.

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This word is part of lesson 12.