about-face in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for about-face in the English»French Dictionary

about-face, about-turn N Brit MIL

about-face

demi-tour m

about-face fig

volte-face f inv

the government has done an about-face

le gouvernement a fait volte-face

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about face!

demi-tour!

Translations for about-face in the French»English Dictionary

virevolte [viʀvɔlt] N f

1. virevolte (tour sur soi-même):

virevolte

twirl

2. virevolte (revirement):

virevolte

about-turn Brit

virevolte

about-face

virevolte

volte-face

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demi-tour MIL

about face Am

about-face in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for about-face in the English»French Dictionary

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

1. about-face:

about-face

demi-tour m

2. about-face fig:

about-face

revirement m

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about face!

demi-tour!

Translations for about-face in the French»English Dictionary

volte-face [vɔltəfas] N f inv

volte-face

about-turn Brit

volte-face

about-face Am

pirouette [piʀwɛt] N f

1. pirouette (culbute):

pirouette d'un acrobate, danseur, cheval

pirouette

2. pirouette (volte-face):

pirouette

about-face

pirouette

about-turn Brit

Phrases:

répondre [ou s'en tirer] par une pirouette

to evade the question

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faire demi-tour MIL

to about face

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

about face!

demi-tour!

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English

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

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

reneweconomy.com.au

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

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

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What lesson can we take from its about-face?

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It was during this journey that either candidate has the opportunity to do an about-face.

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

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This commercial does an about-face from the other down-to-earth commercials.

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