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Qué (quién) es volte-face - definición


Volte-face         
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Volte face; Volteface
Volte-face ( or ) is a total change of position, as in policy or opinion; an [expression comes from the French language].
volte-face         
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Volte face; Volteface
(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
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Volte face; Volteface
[v?lt'fas, -'f?:s]
¦ noun
1. an act of turning round so as to face in the opposite direction.
2. an abrupt and complete reversal of opinion or position.
Origin
C19: from Fr., from Ital. voltafaccia, based on L. volvere 'to roll' + facies 'appearance, face'.
Ejemplos de uso de 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.