about turn
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (America) IPA: /əˈbaʊt tɚn/
about turn (plural about turns)
- (British, military) Of a formation of soldiers, to reverse the direction in which they are facing; an about face. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]
- (British, figuratively, idiomatic) A complete change of opinion, direction, etc. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]
- French: demi-tour
- Italian: dietro front, dietrofront
- French: volte-face
- Italian: dietro front, voltagabbana
about turn (about turns, present participle about turning; past and past participle about turned)
- (intransitive, military) To turn to face the opposite direction. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]
- French: faire demi-tour
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