What is debout? debout is Standing
What is Standing?
- Qui est en station verticale, sur ses pieds (par opposition à couché, assis, agenouillé, accroupi, etc.) : Manger debout au comptoir. Place debout.
Who is in a vertical station, on his feet (as opposed to lying down, sitting, kneeling, crouching, etc.): Eating standing at the counter. Place standing.
- Qui est levé,éveillé, par opposition à quelqu'un qui est au lit, couché : Il est debout tous les matins à six heures.
Who is up, awake, as opposed to someone who is in bed, lying down: He is up every morning at six o'clock.
- Qui est posé verticalement : Des livres rangés debout sur une étagère.
Which is placed vertically: Books stored standing on a shelf.
- Qui est encore en état, qui tient encore, qui subsiste : Le toit s'est effondré, mais les murs sont encore debout.
Which is still in good condition, which still holds, which remains: The roof has collapsed, but the walls are still standing.