| French > English |
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| faire demi-tour |
| 1. v. to go back (or to drive back, etc.) before arriving to one's destination, or when there was no fixed destination |
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| French > French |
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| faire demi-tour |
| 1. v. Tourner sur soi-même. |
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| 2. v. Partir dans la direction opposée de celle d'où l'on venait. |
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| 3. v. (Figuré) Changer d'avis ; abandonner. |
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| Analysis |
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| faire |
| 1. v. to do |
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| faire la vaisselle - to do the washing-up. |
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| Qu'est-ce que tu fais ? - What are you doing? |
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| Fais pas ça. - Don't do that. |
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| 2. v. to make |
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| demi |
| 1. adj. half |
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| 2. n. number box, 2 |
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| 3. n-m. half (fraction) |
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| 4. n-m. (used in time) half (half-hour) |
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| Il est cinq heures et demie. - It is half past five. |
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| Tour |
| 1. Proper noun. (by ellipsis) the Eiffel Tower |
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| 2. Proper noun. (cycling, by ellipsis) the Tour de France |
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| 3. n-f. tower |
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| La tour de Pise est penchée. - The Tower of Pisa is leaning. |
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| 4. n-f. (chess) rook |
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