VOLTE-FACE


Meaning of VOLTE-FACE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌvȯlt-ˈfäs, ˌvȯl-tə- ]

noun

Etymology: French, from Italian voltafaccia, from voltare to turn + faccia face, from Vulgar Latin * facia — more at volt , face

Date: 1819

: a reversal in policy : about-face

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