debout

French

Etymology

• de (“of”) + bout (“tip, end”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də.bu/

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Adverb

debout

1. standing, stood up, upright
2. awake

Derived terms

• à dormir debout
• être debout
• pleuvoir à boire debout
• se mettre debout
• station debout
• tenir debout
• vent debout

Interjection

debout !

1. get up!
2. (figuratively) arise!

Further reading

• “debout”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.