No. 9,487 in French
débouchait
"Débouchait" means "was emerging" or "was opening out."
In a sentence
Il débouchait une bouteille de vin pour le dîner.
He was uncorking a bottle of wine for dinner.
In this sentence, 'débouchait' means 'was uncorking,' describing the past tense action of removing a cork from a wine bottle.
La rivière débouchait dans une vaste plaine verdoyante.
The river flowed out into a vast green plain.
Here, 'débouchait' is used to signify 'flowed out,' indicating the past tense of an ongoing action of emerging into an open area.
Un tunnel débouchait soudain devant eux, éclairé par des lumières artificielles.
A tunnel suddenly opened up in front of them, illuminated by artificial lights.
In this instance, 'débouchait' conveys the meaning of 'opened up,' describing the past tense action where the tunnel became visible to them.
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