Translations for „about-face“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

about-face [əˈbaʊtfeɪs] N Am, Aus, about-turn [əˈbaʊttɜ:n, Am -tɜ:rn] N Aus, Brit

1. about-face:

about-face

поворо́т m круго́м

2. about-face fig:

about-face

поворо́т m на 180 гра́дусов

Usage examples with about-face

about face!

круго́м!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

www.horror-movies.ca

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

www.salon.com

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

reneweconomy.com.au

Quizzed on the apparent about-face, officials said the latest proposal is current policy.

en.wikipedia.org

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

www.independent.ie

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

www.motherjones.com

He did a military style about-face, and brought the device up to his face, the tip pointing toward the ceiling.

hackaday.com

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

sports.abs-cbn.com

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

What lesson can we take from its about-face?

www.slate.com