volte-face
[ volt-fahs, vohlt-; French vawltuh-fas ]
/ vɒltˈfɑs, voʊlt-; French vɔltəˈfas /
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noun, plural volte-face.
a turnabout, especially a reversal of opinion or policy.
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voltammetry, volt-ampere, Volta Redonda, Voltaren, volte, volte-face, volti, voltmeter, Volturno, Volturnus, voluble
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volte-face
/ (ˈvɒltˈfɑːs) /
noun plural volte-face
a reversal, as in opinion or policy
a change of position so as to look, lie, etc, in the opposite direction
Word Origin for volte-face
C19: from French, from Italian volta-faccia, from volta a turn + faccia face
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