There was a complete volte-face on taxes that occurred.
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Volte-face
//vɒltˈfæs//
Synonyms for "volte-face" (47 found)
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23 translations across 14 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- կտրուկ շրջադարձ noun (reversal of attitude, policy, or principle)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 变卦 noun (reversal of attitude, policy, or principle)
Czech
1 entries- obrat o 180 stupňů noun (reversal of attitude, policy, or principle)
Danish
1 entries- kovending noun (reversal of attitude, policy, or principle)
Dutch
2 entries- draai noun (reversal of attitude, policy, or principle)
- volte-face noun (reversal of attitude, policy, or principle)
Finnish
1 entries- takinkääntö noun (reversal of attitude, policy, or principle)
French
4 entries- demi-tour noun (reversal of attitude, policy, or principle)
- marche arrière noun (reversal of attitude, policy, or principle)
- revirement noun (reversal of attitude, policy, or principle)
- volte-face noun (reversal of attitude, policy, or principle)
German
1 entries- Kehrtwende noun (reversal of attitude, policy, or principle)
Italian
4 entries- banderuola noun (reversal of attitude, policy, or principle)
- traditore noun (reversal of attitude, policy, or principle)
- voltacasacca noun (reversal of attitude, policy, or principle)
- voltafaccia noun (reversal of attitude, policy, or principle)
Polish
1 entries- zwrot o 180 stopni noun (reversal of attitude, policy, or principle)
Portuguese
1 entries- reviravolta noun (reversal of attitude, policy, or principle)
Russian
2 entries- круто́й поворо́т noun (reversal of attitude, policy, or principle)
- резкая переме́на noun (reversal of attitude, policy, or principle)
Spanish
1 entries- media vuelta noun (reversal of attitude, policy, or principle)
Vietnamese
1 entries- trở mặt noun (reversal of attitude, policy, or principle)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Psychoanalysis has sprung many surprises on us, performed more than one volte face before our indignant eyes.
Source: wiktionary
Then, on July 15, 1971, came Nixon's sudden announcement that Kissinger had just made a secret trip to Peking and that he himself had accepted Chou En-lai's invitation to visit the Chinese mainland sometime before May, 1972. This was instantly interpreted in chancelleries all over the world as a sign that the United States was about to execute a volte-face in its China policy.
Source: wiktionary
My next stop is Oxford, which has also grown with the addition of new platforms to accommodate the Chiltern Railways service to London via Bicester – although, short sightedly, the planned electrification from Paddington was canned. Evidence of the volte-face can be seen along the line at places such as Radley, where mast piles are already sunk or lie discarded at the lineside.
Source: wiktionary
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