être debout — meaning in English

English meaning

• stand verb To be upright on one's feet, or to rise into that position.

Senses

être debout is used for these senses in English:

• stand (intransitive, copulative) To support oneself on the feet in an erect position.
• stand (intransitive, copulative) To maintain one's ground; to be acquitted; not to fail or yield; to be safe.

stand — full definition

1. verb To be upright on one's feet, or to rise into that position.
2. verb To be located or positioned somewhere.
3. verb To tolerate or endure something, usually in the negative.
4. verb To remain valid or in effect.
5. verb To be a candidate in an election.

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