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flip-flop

Translations

flip-flopnoun

flip-flops

tongChaussure de plage; en français, s’emploie très souvent au pluriel.

She slipped on her flip-flops before heading to the beach.

Elle a enfilé ses tongs avant d’aller à la plage.

volte-faceRenversement brusque d’opinion ou de position.

Voters were frustrated by the governor's sudden flip-flop on tax reform.

Les électeurs étaient frustrés par la volte-face soudaine du gouverneur sur la réforme fiscale.

basculeInformatique et électronique.

The register is built from a series of flip-flops.

Le registre est construit à partir d’une série de bascules.

Additional translations

revirementS’emploie aussi pour un changement de position ou d’avis.

flip-flopverb

flip-flopped

Past Simple

flip-flopped

Past Participle

flip-flopping

Gerund

faire volte-faceS’emploie pour un changement brusque et répété d’opinion ou de position.

The candidate flip-flopped on climate policy several times during the campaign.

Le candidat a fait volte-face plusieurs fois sur la politique climatique pendant la campagne.

Additional translations

claquerPour un bruit souple et battant, notamment celui de chaussures.

flip-flopadjective

Used attributively, especially in electronics, to denote something employing or relating to a flip-flop circuit.

bistableÉlectronique.

The device includes a flip-flop trigger that controls the pulse output.

L’appareil comprend un déclencheur bistable qui contrôle la sortie d’impulsions.

flip-flopnoun

A light sandal consisting of a flat sole held loosely on the foot by a Y-shaped strap that passes between the first and second toes.

She slipped on her flip-flops before heading to the beach.

An abrupt or unexpected reversal of opinion, policy, or position.

Voters were frustrated by the governor's sudden flip-flop on tax reform.

(Electronics) A bistable circuit or device that has two stable states and can store one bit of information.

The register is built from a series of flip-flops.

flip-flopverb

To change abruptly and repeatedly between two opinions, positions, or policies.

The candidate flip-flopped on climate policy several times during the campaign.

To move with a soft, flapping sound like that made by flip-flop sandals.

Her wet shoes flip-flopped across the kitchen floor.

flip-flopadjective

Relating to or employing a flip-flop circuit; having two stable states.

The device includes a flip-flop trigger that controls the pulse output.