Alternativa stavningar

Uttal

  • US:
    • IPA: /əˈbaʊtˌfeɪs/
  • Okänd accent:
    • IPA: /ə.ˈbɑʊt.ˈfeɪs/

Ingen översättning hittades i den valda målspråket.

Definitioner

Substantiv

  1. (military) An abrupt turn to face the opposite direction.
  2. A reversal in direction; reversal of attitude or opinion.

Verb

  1. (intransitive) To turn 180 degrees to face the opposite direction;
  2. To change opinion or attitude drastically.

Exempel

  • The soldier did an about-face and marched off.
  • When Luke heard the news, he did an abrupt about-face on the policy.
  • A politician will about-face at the drop of a hat if he thinks there are votes in it.
  • The soldiers would about-face immediately after the order was given.

Böjningsformer

Perfektparticipabout-faced
Imperfektabout-faced
Presensparticipabout-facing
Pluralabout-faces
Tredje person singular indicativ presensabout-faces