U-turn

Etymology
U + turn, from the similarity to the shape of the letter U.

Noun

 * 1)  A turn in a vehicle carried out by driving in a semicircle in order to travel in the opposite direction.
 * 2)  A reversal of policy; an about-face, a backflip.

Usage notes

 * Often used in the phrases or.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 調頭, 掉頭
 * Mandarin:, , , U轉
 * Czech: obrat o 180 stupňů
 * Danish: U-vending
 * Dutch:
 * Faroese: U-sving
 * Finnish:
 * French:, ,
 * Georgian: 180-იანი ბრუნი
 * German: Fahrtrichtungswechsel, , ,
 * Icelandic: U-beygja
 * Japanese:
 * Korean: 유턴
 * Macedonian: полукру́жно сврту́вање
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: U-sving, u-sving
 * Nynorsk: U-sving, u-sving
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, поворо́т круго́м
 * Spanish: cambio de sentido, vuelta en u, viraje en u
 * Swedish: U-sväng
 * Tagalog: likong pabalik, U-liko
 * Turkish: U-dönüşü


 * Czech: obrat o 180 stupňů
 * Danish: U-vending
 * French:, , ,
 * German:, Hundertachtziggradwende, 180-Grad-Wende, Hundertachtziggraddrehung, ,
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: U-sving, u-sving
 * Nynorsk: U-sving, u-sving
 * Portuguese: reviravolta
 * Swedish: U-sväng


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:  迴車
 * Dutch:, draai van 180 graden
 * Finnish: (1, 2), takinkääntäminen (2)

Verb

 * 1) To turn a vehicle in a semicircle so as to face the opposite direction.
 * 2)  To shift from one opinion or decision to its opposite.

Translations

 * Vietnamese: đi vòng ngược, chạy vòng ngược, quay ngược