Definition of volte-face - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

mouvementaction de se retourner complètement pour regarder dans la direction opposée

Le cavalier fit une volte-face pour observer ses poursuivants.

demi-tour

retournement

revirementchangement complet et soudain d'opinion ou de comportement

Sa volte-face sur cette question a surpris tous ses collègues.

changement d'avis

revirement

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Expressions with volte-face

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faire volte-face

se retourner rapidement pour changer de direction

Le soldat a fait volte-face quand il a entendu l'ordre.

Origin of volte-face

italien, volta (tour) + face (visage)

Examples of volte-face in a sentence

La danseuse exécute une volte-face gracieuse sur scène.
Le gouvernement a fait une volte-face inattendue.
Sa volte-face politique a choqué ses partisans.

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English:about-face, U-turn, ...
German:Kehrtwende, Sinneswandel, ...
Italian:giravolta, voltafaccia, ...
Spanish:voltereta, cambio radical, ...
Portuguese:volte-face, reviravolta, ...
Chinese:转身, 大转变, ...
Japanese:方向転換, 手のひら返し, ...
Arabic:استدارة كاملة, تراجع مفاجئ, ...
Hebrew:סִיבוּב מָלֵא, תַּפְנִית חֲרִיפָה, ...
Russian:резкий поворот, резкая перемена, ...
Ukrainian:різкий розворот, різка зміна позиції, ...
Catalan:volta de cara, gir en sentit contrari, ...
Danish:omvending, kovending, ...
Dutch:omdraaiing, ommekeer, ...
Greek:στροφή 180 μοιρών, ανατροπή, ...
Hungarian:megfordulás, pálfordulás, ...
Khmer:ការបែរមុខត្រឡប់ក្រោយ, បកក្រោយ, ...
Korean:급회전, 급변, ...
Polish:pełne odwrócenie, zwrot o 180 stopni, ...
Portuguese (BR):virar-se de costas, reviravolta, ...
Romanian:răsturnare, răzgândire bruscă, ...
Swedish:helomvändning, omsvängning, ...
Thai:หมุนตัวกลับหลัง, การกลับลำ, ...
Turkish:ani dönüş, U dönüşü, ...
Vietnamese:quay ngoắt 180 độ, sự thay đổi đột ngột, ...

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