volte-face in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for volte-face in the English»French Dictionary

volte-face [Brit vɒltˈfas, vɒltˈfɑːs, Am ˌvɑltˈfɑs, ˌvoʊltəˈfɑs] N

volte-face

volte-face f inv

to perform a volte-face

faire volte-face

Translations for volte-face in the French»English Dictionary

volte-face <pl volte-face, volte-faces> [vɔlt(ə)fas] N f

1. volte-face lit:

faire volte-face

to turn around

2. volte-face fig:

volte-face

volte-face, U-turn

faire volte-face

to do a U-turn

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This then constitutes a spectacular ontological volte-face the world is to be investigated and understood by modern science as machines.

en.wikipedia.org

There is a volte-face, and suddenly progress doesn't look so sure-footed.

www.independent.co.uk

It is entirely another matter when you do a volte-face from your pre-election political philosophy.

www.eurekastreet.com.au

Forcing successful companies to sell shares is a policy volte-face which once burnt our fingers.

www.vanguardngr.com

The signals coming from the preparatory talks, however, suggest it'll be a wiggle rather than a volte-face.

www.bbc.co.uk

If neither candidate does volte-face, the game returns to normal.

en.wikipedia.org

It is worth quoting the explanation she gave for her volte-face.

www.dailymail.co.uk

I was simply too stunned by the media volte-face to be grumpy.

www.scoop.co.nz

All known and well-respected individuals including presidents of all the nations and multinational and multilateral organizations have denounced the volte-face of the out-going president.

thenationonlineng.net

Its recent volte-face has left it contending with additional threats in the world's biggest oil market.

www.themalaymailonline.com