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a volte-face
a volte-face
(formal) a sudden change of a belief or plan to the opposite of what it was before In the early 90's he made a complete political volte-face, moving from the Republican Party to the Democrats.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Preethi | | - | Indian, Kannada, Tamil |
| Qillaq | | - | Native American, Greenlandic |
| Adwoa | | - | Western African, Akan |
| Michala | | - | Czech |
| Philippa | | FIL-i-pə (English), fi-LIP-ə (English) | English (British), German |
| Atkins | | ['ætkinz] | |