about-face in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for about-face in the English»Italian Dictionary

about-face [Brit əˌbaʊtˈfeɪs, Am əˌbaʊtˈfeɪs]

about-face → about-turn

See also about-turn

I.about-turn [Brit əbaʊtˈtɛːn] N Brit MIL

about-turn

dietro front m also fig

the government has done an about-turn

il governo ha fatto dietro front or un voltafaccia

II.about-turn [Brit əbaʊtˈtɛːn] VB intr Brit MIL

about-turn

fare dietro front also fig

right-about face [ˌraɪtəbaʊtˈfeɪs], right-about turn [ˌraɪtəbəʊtˈtɜːn] N

1. right-about face MIL:

right-about face

dietrofront m

2. right-about face (reversal of policy):

right-about face fig

dietrofront m

right-about face fig

voltafaccia f

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about face!

dietro front!

Translations for about-face in the Italian»English Dictionary

voltafaccia <pl voltafaccia> [voltaˈfattʃa] N m also fig

voltafaccia

about-turn

voltafaccia

about-face

voltafaccia

U-turn

voltafaccia

volte-face

voltafaccia

tergiversation

fare un voltafaccia

to do an about-turn, to perform a volte-face, to tergiversate

giravolta [dʒiraˈvɔlta] N f

1. giravolta (rotazione):

giravolta

twirl

2. giravolta (capriola):

giravolta

caper

giravolta

roll

giravolta

somersault

fare una giravolta

to cut a caper

3. giravolta (serpentina):

giravolta

bend

giravolta

turn

una strada piena di giravolte

a bendy road

4. giravolta (voltafaccia):

giravolta fig

about-turn

giravolta fig

turnabout

giravolta fig

about-face

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dietrofront

about face

dietrofront

right-about face also fig

about-face in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for about-face in the English»Italian Dictionary

about-face N MIL, a. fig

about-face

dietrofront m inv

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about face!

dietro front!

Translations for about-face in the Italian»English Dictionary

I.dietrofront, dietro-front [ˈdiɛ:t·ro ˈfront] <-> N m a. fig

dietrofront

about-face

fare dietrofront

to turn around

II.dietrofront, dietro-front [ˈdiɛ:t·ro ˈfront] INTERJ

dietrofront

about-face

about-face Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

about face!

dietro front!

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English

There's more than a hint of an about-face here.

www.independent.ie

However, the government made a quick about-face two months later.

en.wikipedia.org

It was a fresh and about-face approach to playing basketball.

sports.abs-cbn.com

He goes on to say that he will forgive the misunderstanding if she is willing to do an about-face on the article.

en.wikipedia.org

It can be a nod to the already known and a head-turning about-face.

www.salon.com

Then, he did an about-face and headed west again, plunging into the deep wildness.

www.motherjones.com

But then he did an about-face and started booking players.

www.theroar.com.au

Tracking the next industrial revolution has just led us all in an about-face, now going the wrong direction.

reneweconomy.com.au

Other areas where defects may be enhanced are at the wafer edge, where the water has to do an about-face (reverse motion).

en.wikipedia.org

A solid remake yes but it certainly was an about-face for him.

www.horror-movies.ca