debout, adv., upright, on end; up; standing; in existence (of things); ahead (of the wind). Il se tient —; he is standing up. Être —; to be up, to be stirring. Allons, —, il est déjà grand jour; come, get up, it is broad daylight. Un conte à dormir —; rigmarole. Avoir le vent —; to have the wind ahead or a head wind.
débouté, n.m., (jur.) dismission, setting aside, nonsuit.
débouter, v.a., (jur.) to overrule, to reject, to non-suit. Il a été débouté de sa demande; his demand was rejected; he was non-suited.
déboutonné, -e, part., unbuttoned.
déboutonner, v.a., to unbutton.
se déboutonner, v.r., to unbutton one’s self; to unbosom one’s self.
*débraillé, -e, part., open-breasted, loosely dressed, untidy; in disorder. Tout —; all untidy.
débraillement or débraillé, n.m., untidiness, disorder; license, licentiousness.
*se débrailler, v.r., to uncover one’s breast, to become untidy, disordered.
débrayage, n.m., disengaging gear (motor).