volte-face

== English == === Alternative forms === volte face === Etymology === Borrowed from French volte-face. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɒltˈfæs/, /-ˈfɑːs/ Rhymes: -æs === Noun === volte-face (plural volte-faces) A reversal of attitude, policy, or principle. Synonyms: about-face, U-turn For more quotations using this term, see Citations:volte-face. (literature, chiefly poetry) A dramatic change in mood or tone. ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Calque of Italian volta-faccia m, itself from voltare (“to turn”) + faccia f (“face”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɔl.t(ə).fas/ === Noun === volte-face f (plural volte-face or volte-faces) U-turn; about face (act of turning round 180 degrees) (figuratively) U-turn; volte-face ==== Descendants ==== → English: volte-face → Indonesian: volte-face ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “volte-face”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Indonesian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French volte-face (“U-turn”) === Noun === volte-face volte-face, about-face, U-turn: a reversal of attitude, policy, or principle === Further reading === “volte-face”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016