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
Volodimeru	-	Medieval Slavic
Charley	['tʃa:li]
Cephalus	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Lindsay	LINDZ-ee	English, Scottish
Dugan	['du:gən]
Anis	-	Arabic