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.

Origin of volte-face

1810–20; <French <Italian voltafaccia, equivalent to volta turn (see volt²) + facciaface

Words nearby volte-face

voltammetry, volt-ampere, Volta Redonda, Voltaren, volte, volte-face, volti, voltmeter, Volturno, Volturnus, voluble

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Example sentences from the Web for volte-face

It leaves out only the actual reason for her abrupt, 11th-hour volte-face.
How Hillary's Feeling About Caroline|Christopher Buckley|January 24, 2009|DAILY BEAST
It was the same as that which he had for Hincks's volte-face. '
The Tribune of Nova Scotia|W. L. (William Lawson) Grant
We have had in France an example of volte-face in taste which I confess has left me gasping.
Some Diversions of a Man of Letters|Edmund William Gosse
These four factors coalesced during 1948 and led to a reassessment of policy and, finally, to a volte-face.
Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965|Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.

What will justify such a volte-face and with what excuse can he repudiate the principles with which he justified his takeover?
The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 4 (of 6)|Hippolyte A. Taine
But Russia's betrayal is not sufficient to account for the Serbian volte-face.
After the Rain|Sam Vaknin

British Dictionary definitions for volte-face

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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单词	volte-face
释义	volte-face [ volt-fahs, vohlt-; French vawltuh-fas ] / vɒltˈfɑs, voʊlt-; French vɔltəˈfas / SEE SYNONYMS FOR volte-face ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural volte-face. a turnabout, especially a reversal of opinion or policy. Origin of volte-face 1810–20; <French <Italian voltafaccia, equivalent to volta turn (see volt²) + facciaface Words nearby volte-face voltammetry, volt-ampere, Volta Redonda, Voltaren, volte, volte-face, volti, voltmeter, Volturno, Volturnus, voluble Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for volte-face It leaves out only the actual reason for her abrupt, 11th-hour volte-face. How Hillary's Feeling About Caroline\|Christopher Buckley\|January 24, 2009\|DAILY BEAST It was the same as that which he had for Hincks's volte-face. ' The Tribune of Nova Scotia\|W. L. (William Lawson) Grant We have had in France an example of volte-face in taste which I confess has left me gasping. Some Diversions of a Man of Letters\|Edmund William Gosse These four factors coalesced during 1948 and led to a reassessment of policy and, finally, to a volte-face. Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965\|Morris J. MacGregor, Jr. What will justify such a volte-face and with what excuse can he repudiate the principles with which he justified his takeover? The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 4 (of 6)\|Hippolyte A. Taine But Russia's betrayal is not sufficient to account for the Serbian volte-face. After the Rain\|Sam Vaknin British Dictionary definitions for volte-face 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to volte-face annulment, cancellation, switch, turnaround, repeal, turnabout, reversal, flip-flop, denial, repudiation, disclaimer, disavowal, whirl, swivel, rotate, depend, veer, twirl, wiggle, fluctuate
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volte-face

noun, plural volte-face.

Origin of volte-face

Words nearby volte-face

Example sentences from the Web for volte-face

British Dictionary definitions for volte-face

noun plural volte-face

Word Origin for volte-face

Words related to volte-face