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volte-face - translation to russian
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Volte face; Volteface
volte-face
[vɔlt'fɑ:s]
существительное
общая лексика
резкая перемена (взглядов, политики и т. п.)
военное дело
поворот кругом
презрительное выражение
крутой поворот
резкое изменение (взглядов, политики)
специальный термин
поворот на 180u0B
volte-face
volte-face fr. noun 1) mil. поворот кругом 2) резкая перемена (взглядов, политики и т. п.); to make a volte-face - переметнуться в лагерь противника
coal face
MINING TERM FOR THE SURFACE WHERE THE MINING WORK IS ADVANCING
Coal face; Mine face; Pit face
добыча полезных ископаемых
угольный забой
Definition
volte-face
(volte-faces)
If you say that someone's behaviour is a volte-face, you mean that they have changed their opinion or decision completely, so that it is the opposite of what it was before. (FORMAL)
The day's events were a remarkable volte-face.
= about-face
N-COUNT: usu sing
Wikipedia
Volte-face
Volte-face ( or ) is a total change of position, as in policy or opinion; an about-face.
The expression comes from the French language.
In the context of politics a volte-face is, in modern English, often referred to as a U-turn or a flip-flop in the UK and the US respectively.
Examples of use of volte-face
1. "This would, of course, represent a startling volte–face for Tony Blair.
2. By 1'42, his volte–face was completed when he applied to join the U.S.
3. After Patrushev‘s announcement, Magomedtagirov did a volte–face –– and immediately was targeted in an assassination attempt.
4. From the writing point of view, Bipasha‘s sudden volte–face comes as a shock.
5. The Bushehr volte–face may be the delayed ––and disguised – payoff.
