Translations for „about-turn“ 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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He feels his about-turn was prompted by thinking about his two children.

news.bbc.co.uk

These developments mark a major about-turn in the region.

www.asianscientist.com

But the latter part makes up for it, taking a total about-turn praising the message of the film.

en.wikipedia.org

Ironically, of course, it could be argued that the original censorship was respectful of local politics, and the about-turn was not.

www.theregister.co.uk

It's not an about-turn yet, but it is potentially the start of a momentum change.

www.squawka.com

Let's not get ahead of ourselves -- this is hardly a complete about-turn.

thequietus.com

From where does this apparent about-turn come from, may one ask?

www.espncricinfo.com

Any other majors are placed on yard lines closer to the end zone, or to the rear of the band for about-turn maneuvers.

en.wikipedia.org

The department has not provided a cogent reason why it has made an about-turn and removed the provision.

www.news24.com

But there were angry exchanges between committee members, with some feeling they had been railroaded into the about-turn.

www.birminghammail.co.uk