volte-face en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de volte-face en el diccionario inglés»español

volte-face <pl volte-face> [ingl. am. ˌvɑltˈfɑs, ˌvoʊltəˈfɑs, ingl. brit. vɒltˈfas, vɒltˈfɑːs] SUST. form.

volte-face

cambio m radical de opinión (o de política etc.)

to do or make a volte-face

cambiar radicalmente de opinión

Traducciones de volte-face en el diccionario español»inglés

vuelta en redondo SUST. f

vuelta en redondo (vuelta completa)

360 degree turn

vuelta en redondo (vuelta completa)

complete turn

vuelta en redondo (media vuelta)

180 degree turn

vuelta en redondo (media vuelta)

half turn

(cambio radical) el tiempo ha dado una vuelta en redondo

the weather has changed completely

en cuanto a su política económica, han dado una vuelta en redondo

as for their economic policy, they've done a U-turn o a volte-face o they've completely changed direction

giro² SUST. m

1. giro:

giro MEC., TÉC.

turn

2.1. giro MOTOR:

giro

turn

hizo un giro a la derecha

she turned right

hizo un giro a la derecha

she made a right turn

2.2. giro (cambio):

giro

change of direction

un giro en la política del país

a change of direction in the country's politics

intentan dar un giro hacia una postura más realista

they are trying to move toward(s) a more realistic stance

en cuanto al tema de los misiles ha dado un giro de 180 grados

he has done a volte-face on the missile question

en cuanto al tema de los misiles ha dado un giro de 180 grados

he has done an about-turn on the missile question

en cuanto al tema de los misiles ha dado un giro de 180 grados

he has done a U-turn on the missile question ingl. brit.

2.3. giro (dirección):

giro

turn

no me gusta el giro que ha tomado esta conversación

I don't like the direction this conversation has taken

las relaciones entre ellos han tomado un nuevo giro

relations between them have taken a new turn

3. giro FIN.:

poner o enviar un giro (a través de un banco)

to transfer money

poner o enviar un giro (por correo)

to send a money order

4. giro:

giro LING., LIT.

expression

giro LING., LIT.

turn of phrase

volte-face en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de volte-face en el diccionario inglés»español

volte-face [ˌvɒltˈfɑ:s, ingl. am. ˌvɑ:ltˈfɑ:s] SUST.

volte-face

cambio m radical (de opinión)

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

This then constitutes a spectacular ontological volte-face the world is to be investigated and understood by modern science as machines.

en.wikipedia.org

There is a volte-face, and suddenly progress doesn't look so sure-footed.

www.independent.co.uk

It is worth quoting the explanation she gave for her volte-face.

www.dailymail.co.uk

It is entirely another matter when you do a volte-face from your pre-election political philosophy.

www.eurekastreet.com.au

If neither candidate does volte-face, the game returns to normal.

en.wikipedia.org

However, he then appeared to do a volte-face in government and did absolutely nothing for devolution for 18 years.

www.heraldscotland.com

Just as hypocrisy is the tribute that vice pays to virtue, this sort of volte-face is the tribute that feminism pays to the patriarchy.

www.stuff.co.nz

However, only one of these candidates will walk away with the money accumulated by deciding to volte-face then it should only respond to one question to pocket the winnings.

en.wikipedia.org

The signals coming from the preparatory talks, however, suggest it'll be a wiggle rather than a volte-face.

www.bbc.co.uk

I was simply too stunned by the media volte-face to be grumpy.

www.scoop.co.nz