U-turn

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U-turn

(yo͞o′tûrn′)

A turn, as by a vehicle, completely reversing the direction of travel.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

U-turn

1. a turn made by a vehicle in the shape of a U, resulting in a reversal of direction

2. a complete change in direction of political or other policy

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

U-turn

(ˈyuˌtɜrn)

1. a U-shaped turn made by a vehicle so as to head in the opposite direction.

2. a reversal of policy, tactics, etc.

[1925–30]

U-turn

(ˈjuː təːn) , ((American) ˌjuː ˈtəːrn) noun

see u.

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Noun

u-turn - complete reversal of direction of travel

turnabout, reversion, turnaround, reversal, reverse - turning in the opposite direction

Translations

U-turn

[ˈjuːtɜːn] N (lit, fig) → cambio m de sentido, giro m de 180 grados
to do a U-turn → cambiar de sentido
"no U-turns" → prohibido cambiar de sentido

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

U-turn

n (lit, fig) → Wende f; no U-turns → Wenden verboten!; to do a U-turn (fig) → seine Meinung völlig ändern; the government has done a U-turn over pensions → die Rentenpolitik der Regierung hat sich um 180 Grad gedreht

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

U-turn

[ˈjuːˌtɜːn] n → inversione f a U (fig) → voltafaccia m inv, cambiamento di rotta, dietro-front m inv

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

U-turn

→ الِالْتِفَافُ إِلَى الِاتِّـجَاهِ الـمُعَاكِسِ بِالسَّيَّارة otáčka do protisměru svingning på 180 grader Wende αναστροφή cambio de sentido täyskäännös demi-tour zaokret inversione a U Uターン U턴 ommezwaai van 180° u-sving zawracanie meia-volta разворот helomvändning การเลี้ยวกลับที่ทางเลี้ยวเป็นรูปตัวยู U-dönüşü sự vòng ngược U形转弯

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