u-turn
see also: U-turn
Noun
U-turn
Noun
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see also: U-turn
Noun
u-turn (plural u-turns)
- Alternative letter-case form of U-turn#English|U-turn
U-turn
Noun
u-turn (plural u-turns)
- (literally) A turn in a vehicle carried out by driving in a semicircle in order to travel in the opposite direction.
- (figuratively) A reversal of policy; a volte-face, a backflip
- The government have done a U-turn and are now supporting greater European integration instead of opposing it.
- uey (colloquial)
- French: demi-tour, volte-face, retournement
- German: Fahrtrichtungswechsel (officialese), Kehrtwende, Wenden
- Russian: разворо́т
- Spanish: cambio de sentido, vuelta en u, viraje en u
- French: demi-tour, marche arrière, revirement, volte-face
- German: Kehrtwende, Hundertachtziggradwende, 180-Grad-Wende, Hundertachtziggraddrehung, 180-Grad-Drehung
- Portuguese: reviravolta
u-turn
- (intransitive) To shift from one opinion or decision to its opposite.
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