voltafaccia

Italian

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of volta (“to turn”) +‎ faccia (“face”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌvɔl.taˈfat.t͡ʃa/[1][2]
  • Rhymes: -attʃa
  • Hyphenation: vol‧ta‧fàc‧cia

Noun

voltafaccia m (invariable)

  1. volte-face, about turn, about-face
    Synonyms: voltagabbana, traditore, banderuola, girandola, voltacasacca

Descendants

  • French: volte-face

References

  1. ^ voltafaccia in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  2. ^ voltafaccia in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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