debuttare

to make one's debut

verb deh-boot-TAH-reh Rare

Origin: From French débuter (to start, to debut).

Also means

to debut

Usage Note

Debuttare takes avere as auxiliary and is a regular first-conjugation verb. It is used for a performer, athlete, or product making a first appearance: ha debuttato in Serie A (he made his Serie A debut). The related noun is debutto (debut). The double -tt- is held in pronunciation.

Examples

"La cantante ha debuttato al Teatro alla Scala."

Natural Translation

The singer made her debut at La Scala.

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