What does retournement in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word retournement in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use retournement in French.
The word retournement in French means turnaround, reversal, split S, aerial U-turn, turn around, switching sides, turning, change in the situation, shift in the situation. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word retournement
turnaround, reversalnom masculin (modification) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Depuis que Paul travaille, le retournement de sa situation le ravit. Paul is thrilled by the turnaround in his situation since he has been working. |
split S, aerial U-turnnom masculin (figure aérienne) (aircraft) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Le pilote a enchaîné un looping et deux retournements. The pilot did a vertical loop and two split S's. |
turn aroundnom masculin (reprise en main d'entreprise) (figurative: business) (phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.") Philippe est un spécialiste du retournement des entreprises en difficultés. Phil specializes in turning around struggling businesses. |
switching sides, turningnom masculin (espionnage : changement d'employeur) (double agent) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Le retournement est une conduite attribuée aux espions. Switching sides is something spies do. |
change in the situation, shift in the situationnom masculin (revirement, inversion de tendance) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Un retournement de situation lui permit de garder son poste. |
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