Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To put or thrust from.

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Examples

  • When they ceased, the sharp order of "debout" rang out and all were on their feet in an instant.

    The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World Paul Boyton 1881

  • Listen to my nine-year-old, Jackie, recite today's quote in French: Download debout. wav

    French Word-A-Day: 2007

  • Listen to my nine-year-old, Jackie, recite today's quote in French: Download debout. wav

    French Word-A-Day: 2007

  • Terms & Expressions: être debout = to stand se mettre debout/se tenir debout = to stand up

    French Word-A-Day: 2007

  • L'instinct, c'est l'âme à quatre pattes; la pensée, c'est l'esprit debout.

    French Word-A-Day: 2007

  • Terms & Expressions: être debout = to stand se mettre debout/se tenir debout = to stand up

    French Word-A-Day: 2007

  • The colors of Spain in a Madrilène cafe. debout (duh-boo) adverb upright; standing; out of bed

    French Word-A-Day: 2007

  • In Madrid, the citizens are debout partout or standing everywhere, hip-hugging the bar, elbows at the comptoir.

    French Word-A-Day: 2007

  • L'instinct, c'est l'âme à quatre pattes; la pensée, c'est l'esprit debout.

    French Word-A-Day: 2007

  • L'instinct, c'est l'âme à quatre pattes; la pensée, c'est l'esprit debout.

    French Word-A-Day: 2007

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