volte

volte-face

A complete change of opinion or belief. The phrase comes from the Italian term voltafaccia. Everyone was surprised when the candidate made a complete volte-face on her stance on taxes.

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	Pronounced	Usage
Valorie	VAL-ə-ree	English
AlaattİN	-	Turkish
Leokadia	le-aw-KAHD-yah	Polish
Luther	['lu:θə]
Rosenda	-	Spanish
Patroclus	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)