He has made an about-face.
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About-face
//əˈbaʊtˌfeɪs//
Synonyms for "about-face" (98 found)
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54 translations across 14 languages.
Czech
1 entries- čelem vzad noun (military: abrupt turn to face the opposite direction)
Dutch
4 entries- koerswijziging noun (reversal of direction or attitude)
- ommezwaai noun (reversal of direction or attitude)
- rechtsomkeert noun (military: abrupt turn to face the opposite direction)
- een totale ommekeer uitvoeren verb (to change opinion or attitude)
Finnish
4 entries- täyskäännös noun (military: abrupt turn to face the opposite direction)
- täyskäännös noun (reversal of direction or attitude)
- tehdä täyskäännös verb (to turn 180 degrees)
- tehdä täyskäännös verb (to change opinion or attitude)
French
4 entries- demi-tour noun (military: abrupt turn to face the opposite direction)
- revirement noun (military: abrupt turn to face the opposite direction)
- volte-face noun (military: abrupt turn to face the opposite direction)
- faire demi-tour verb (to turn 180 degrees)
Galician
1 entries- media volta noun (military: abrupt turn to face the opposite direction)
German
2 entries- Kehrtwende noun (reversal of direction or attitude)
- Kehrtwende machen verb (to turn 180 degrees)
Hungarian
4 entries- hátra arc noun (military: abrupt turn to face the opposite direction)
- hátraarc noun (reversal of direction or attitude)
- pálfordulat noun (reversal of direction or attitude)
- pálfordulás noun (reversal of direction or attitude)
Italian
4 entries- banderuola noun (reversal of direction or attitude)
- dietro front noun (military: abrupt turn to face the opposite direction)
- dietrofront noun (military: abrupt turn to face the opposite direction)
- voltafaccia noun (reversal of direction or attitude)
Polish
4 entries- zwrot o 180 stopni noun (reversal of direction or attitude)
- zwrot w tył noun (military: abrupt turn to face the opposite direction)
- obracać się o 180 stopni verb (to turn 180 degrees)
- obrócić się o 180 stopni verb (to turn 180 degrees)
Portuguese
2 entries- meia-volta noun (military: abrupt turn to face the opposite direction)
- reviravolta noun (reversal of direction or attitude)
Russian
1 entries- круго́м noun (military: abrupt turn to face the opposite direction)
Spanish
4 entries- cambio de rumbo noun (military: abrupt turn to face the opposite direction)
- cambio de rumbo noun (reversal of direction or attitude)
- media vuelta noun (military: abrupt turn to face the opposite direction)
- media vuelta noun (reversal of direction or attitude)
Tagalog
1 entries- harap sa likod noun (military: abrupt turn to face the opposite direction)
Thai
2 entries- กลับหลังหัน noun (military: abrupt turn to face the opposite direction)
- กลับหลังหัน verb (to turn 180 degrees)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
Tom has made an about-face.
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Right about-face!
Source: tatoeba (6884376)
The soldier did an about-face and marched off.
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