"volte-face" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /vɔl.t(ə).fas/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-volte-face.wav Forms: volte-face [plural], volte-faces [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Italian volta-faccia, itself from voltare (“to turn”) + faccia (“face”). Etymology templates: {{calque|fr|it|voltafaccia|volta-faccia}} Calque of Italian volta-faccia Head templates: {{fr-noun|f|#|+}} volte-face f (plural volte-face or volte-faces)
  1. U-turn; about face (act of turning round 180 degrees) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-volte-face-fr-noun-rwdzUGAV Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 14 3 39 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 2 40 49 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 46 54
  2. (figuratively) U-turn; volte-face Tags: feminine, figuratively Related terms: tête à queue, tête-à-queue
    Sense id: en-volte-face-fr-noun---KmOGYA Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 14 3 39 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 2 40 49 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 46 54

Inflected forms

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