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A turn in a vehicle carried out by driving in a semicircle in order to travel in the opposite direction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: uey
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: turnaround, turn
A reversal of policy or opinion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
The government have done a U-turn and are now supporting greater European integration instead of opposing it.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: about-face, flipflop, flip-flop, backflip, turnaround, turnabout
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: turn
Alternative letter-case form of U-turn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To turn a vehicle in a semicircle so as to face the opposite direction (∩)).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hang a uey, bang a uey, flip a bitch, chuck a uey
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: turn around, turn
To shift from one opinion or decision to its opposite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: flip, flop, flip-flop, flipflop, turn around
Antonyms: none provided
complete reversal of direction of travel
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reversion, reverse, reversal, turnabout, turnaround
From U + turn, from the similarity to the shape of the letter U.
Across languages
Translations 65 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan :
canvi de sentit
— semi-circular turn
Chinese Cantonese :
調頭 /调头
(diu6 tau4)
— semi-circular turn
Chinese Cantonese :
掉頭 /掉头
(diu6 tau4)
— semi-circular turn
Chinese Mandarin :
轉頭 /转头
(zhuàntóu)
— semi-circular turn
Chinese Mandarin :
調頭 /调头
(diàotóu)
— semi-circular turn
Chinese Mandarin :
掉頭 /掉头
(diàotóu)
— semi-circular turn
Chinese Mandarin :
U轉 /U转
(yōu zhuǎn)
— semi-circular turn
Czech :
obrat o 180 stupňů
— semi-circular turn
Danish :
U-vending
— semi-circular turn
Dutch :
U-bocht
— semi-circular turn
Faroese :
U-sving
— semi-circular turn
Finnish :
U-käännös
— semi-circular turn
French :
demi-tour
— semi-circular turn
French :
volte-face
— semi-circular turn
French :
retournement
— semi-circular turn
Georgian :
180-იანი ბრუნი
(180-iani bruni)
— semi-circular turn
German :
Fahrtrichtungswechsel
— semi-circular turn
German :
Kehrtwende
— semi-circular turn
German :
Wenden
— semi-circular turn
German :
Kehrtwendung
— semi-circular turn
Icelandic :
U-beygja
— semi-circular turn
Japanese :
Uターン
(yūtān)
— semi-circular turn
Korean :
유턴
(yuteon)
— semi-circular turn
Macedonian :
полукру́жно сврту́вање
(polukrúžno svrtúvanje)
— semi-circular turn
Norwegian Bokmål :
U-sving
— semi-circular turn
Norwegian Bokmål :
u-sving
— semi-circular turn
Norwegian Nynorsk :
U-sving
— semi-circular turn
Norwegian Nynorsk :
u-sving
— semi-circular turn
Portuguese :
retorno
— semi-circular turn
Russian :
разворо́т
(razvorót)
— semi-circular turn
Russian :
поворо́т круго́м
(povorót krugóm)
— semi-circular turn
Spanish :
cambio de sentido
— semi-circular turn
Spanish :
vuelta / virada / girada en U
— semi-circular turn
Spanish :
viraje / giro / giramiento en U
— semi-circular turn
Swedish :
U-sväng
— semi-circular turn
Tagalog :
likong pabalik
— semi-circular turn
Tagalog :
U-liko
— semi-circular turn
Turkish :
U-dönüşü
— semi-circular turn
Welsh :
tro pedol
— semi-circular turn
Welsh :
tro yn ôl
— semi-circular turn
Chinese Mandarin :
髮夾彎 /发夹弯
(fǎjiáwān)
— reversal of policy
Chinese Mandarin :
大轉彎 /大转弯
(dàzhuǎnwān)
— reversal of policy
Czech :
obrat o 180 stupňů
— reversal of policy
Danish :
U-vending
— reversal of policy
French :
demi-tour
— reversal of policy
French :
marche arrière
— reversal of policy
French :
revirement
— reversal of policy
French :
volte-face
— reversal of policy
German :
Kehrtwende
— reversal of policy
German :
Hundertachtziggradwende
— reversal of policy
German :
180-Grad-Wende
— reversal of policy
German :
Hundertachtziggraddrehung
— reversal of policy
German :
180-Grad-Drehung
— reversal of policy
German :
Kehrtwendung
— reversal of policy
Norwegian Bokmål :
U-sving
— reversal of policy
Norwegian Bokmål :
u-sving
— reversal of policy
Norwegian Nynorsk :
U-sving
— reversal of policy
Norwegian Nynorsk :
u-sving
— reversal of policy
Portuguese :
reviravolta
— reversal of policy
Swedish :
U-sväng
— reversal of policy
Spanish :
dar la vuelta
— to turn a vehicle in a semicircle
Spanish :
hacer un cambio de sentido
— to turn a vehicle in a semicircle
Vietnamese :
đi vòng ngược
— to turn a vehicle in a semicircle
Vietnamese :
chạy vòng ngược
— to turn a vehicle in a semicircle
Vietnamese :
quay ngược
— to turn a vehicle in a semicircle
