Significado
An imperative to tell someone to stand up.
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3 ejerciciosThe teacher told the students, '_______ !' to get them to stand up.
If you want to tell someone in French to 'stand up!', you would say '_______ !'
She shouted '_______ !' to her dog, and it immediately got on its feet.
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The French word 'Debout!' originates from Old French 'debout', which itself comes from the Vulgar Latin '*de exbotare*', meaning 'to push out' or 'to raise up'. It is a combination of the Latin preposition 'de-' (from, down from) and 'botare' (to push, to strike), which is related to the Proto-Germanic '*bautanan*' (to beat). Over time, the meaning evolved from physically pushing something up to the state of being upright or standing. The imperative form 'Debout!' is a direct command to 'stand up' or 'get up', commonly used in various contexts from rousing someone from sleep to giving an order to rise.
