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Translations for „about-face“ in the English » Polish Dictionary (Go to Polish » English)

about-face N AM

about-face → about-turn

See also about-turn

about-turn N fig

about-face! (a turn of 180° from the position of attention) MIL Am
w tył zwrot!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
He goes on to say that he will forgive the misunderstanding if she is willing to do an about-face on the article.
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Other areas where defects may be enhanced are at the wafer edge, where the water has to do an about-face (reverse motion).
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It was during this journey that either candidate has the opportunity to do an about-face.
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Then, he did an about-face and headed west again, plunging into the deep wildness.
www.motherjones.com
Quizzed on the apparent about-face, officials said the latest proposal is current policy.
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It can be a nod to the already known and a head-turning about-face.
www.salon.com
It is remembered for the ideological controversy caused by the apparent ideological about-face of the president, who had previously been critical of oil policy.
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But then he did an about-face and started booking players.
www.theroar.com.au
There's more than a hint of an about-face here.
www.independent.ie
Tracking the next industrial revolution has just led us all in an about-face, now going the wrong direction.
reneweconomy.com.au

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