about-turn

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• US: /əˈbaʊt tɚn/
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From the imperative phrase used in the military.

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Chinese Mandarin: 向後轉 /向后转 (xiànghòuzhuǎn) — turn of 180 degrees
• Czech: čelem vzad — turn of 180 degrees
• Dutch: rechtsomkeert — turn of 180 degrees
• Finnish: täyskäännös — turn of 180 degrees
• French: demi-tour — turn of 180 degrees
• Galician: media volta — turn of 180 degrees
• Greek: μεταβολή (metavolí) — turn of 180 degrees
• Indonesian: balik kanan — turn of 180 degrees
• Italian: dietro front — turn of 180 degrees
• Italian: dietrofront — turn of 180 degrees
• Portuguese: meia-volta — turn of 180 degrees
• Vietnamese: đằng sau quay — turn of 180 degrees
• Czech: obrat o 180 stupňů — total reversal of opinion or attitude
• Dutch: koersverandering — total reversal of opinion or attitude
• Dutch: ommezwaai — total reversal of opinion or attitude
• Finnish: takinkääntö — total reversal of opinion or attitude
• Finnish: täyskäännös — total reversal of opinion or attitude
• French: volte-face — total reversal of opinion or attitude
• Greek: μεταστροφή (metastrofí) — total reversal of opinion or attitude
• Italian: dietro front — total reversal of opinion or attitude
• Italian: voltagabbana — total reversal of opinion or attitude
• Serbo-Croatian: potpuni zaokret — total reversal of opinion or attitude
• Spanish: giro radical — total reversal of opinion or attitude
• Finnish: tehdä täyskäännös — to turn 180 degrees
• French: faire demi-tour — to turn 180 degrees
• Indonesian: balik kanan — to turn 180 degrees
• Italian: fare dietro front — to turn 180 degrees