inflexion

English translation: change

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French term or phrase:inflexion
English translation:change
Entered by: Sandra Schlatter

06:22 Nov 11, 2001
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary
French term or phrase: inflexion
Comment expliquer une telle inflexion de la politique du Premier Ministre ?

Merci beaucoup
Yannick MARCHEGAY
change
Explanation:
...change in the policy....
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Sandra Schlatter
Local time: 05:12
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4 +2change
Sandra Schlatter
4U-turn
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change


Explanation:
...change in the policy....

Sandra Schlatter
Local time: 05:12
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 11
Grading comment
Thank you. Both of you helped me... but I had to choose a winner!

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agree  Sheila Hardie
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agree  Chiara Yates
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U-turn


Explanation:
or "course change" - but I suspect we call any change in policy a U-turn, the shock is not in the severity of the change but in the fact there has been any change at all!



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