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about-face

Italian translation: volta faccia

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English term or phrase:about-face
Italian translation:volta faccia
Entered by: nic

08:41 Sep 11, 2010
English to Italian translations [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general) / globalizzazione
English term or phrase: about-face
We have seen how Keynes did an about-face on free trade in the 1930s. Similarly, Paul Krugman, who like most contemporary economists is not much prone to admitting mistakes, started a 2008 talk on trade with a startling statement: “This paper is the manifestation of a guilty conscience.”16 This was a few months before he would receive the Nobel memorial prize in Economics, which gave his words even greater currency.
nic
Local time: 23:56
volta faccia
Explanation:
(ə-bout'fās')

1.
1. The act of pivoting to face in the opposite direction from the original, especially in a military formation.
2. A military command to turn clockwise 180°.
2. A total change of attitude or viewpoint.
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Fabrizio Zambuto
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grazie
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3volta faccia
Fabrizio Zambuto
4 +2dietro front / marcia indietro
cynthiatesser


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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
volta faccia


Explanation:
(ə-bout'fās')

1.
1. The act of pivoting to face in the opposite direction from the original, especially in a military formation.
2. A military command to turn clockwise 180°.
2. A total change of attitude or viewpoint.
http://www.answers.com/topic/about-face

Fabrizio Zambuto
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 109
Grading comment
grazie

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gianluigi Desogus, PhD: sì, direi che è l'esatto equivalente italiano di "about-face"
9 mins
  -> grazie
agree  Francesco Badolato
2 hrs
  -> Grazie francesco
agree  zerlina: :-)
3 hrs
  -> xiexie
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
dietro front / marcia indietro


Explanation:
ha fatto dietro front / marcia indietro, cioè ha cambiato idea

cynthiatesser
Italy
Local time: 23:56
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 67

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rigrioli
3 hrs
  -> Grazie!
agree  zerlina
3 hrs
  -> Grazie!
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