English Dictionary

heel turn

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈhiːl təːn/

名詞

広義 比喩的用法

(dance) A ballroom dancing move in which the dancer steps backwards, shifts their weight on to the back foot, and turns on the heel of that foot while holding the other foot close and parallel to it.

日本語の意味

(ダンス) バルルームダンスの技で、ダンサーが後ろに一歩踏み出し、体重を後ろ足に移動させ、その足のかかとを軸として回転する動作。

During the waltz, the dancer executed a perfect heel turn that changed their direction smoothly.

ワルツの間、ダンサーは滑らかに方向を変える完璧なかかとでの回転を披露した。

意味（1）

(dance) A ballroom dancing move in which the dancer steps backwards, shifts their weight on to the back foot, and turns on the heel of that foot while holding the other foot close and parallel to it.

The lady's step would then need to be drastically foreshortened, and would degenerate into a heel turn—not infrequent with beginners.

意味（2）

(chiefly skating, snowboarding) A turn executed by shifting weight on to the heel(s).

Undoubtedly my old diagram was wrong in omitting to show cusps for the heel turns: […]

意味（3）

(by extension) An act of turning around abruptly, especially so that one faces the opposite direction.

意味（4）

(figuratively) A radical change (of mind, opinion, etc.).

意味（5）

(professional wrestling) Synonym of heel/face turn (“a situation in which a wrestler previously identified as a villain changes to being considered a hero”)

意味（6）

(by extension) A situation in which someone changes from being a villain into a hero.

More than any other episode to date, “The Last Of The Starks” heralds Daenerys’ heel turn. She’s been poised for it for some time, though the timing varies depending on the character perspective—Varys has always been ready to fly to another camp if he felt something was amiss or he just found a more viable candidate, while Tyrion [Lannister] and Jon [Snow] still want to serve her.

heel turns （ plural ）