Example: L'entreprise est au tournant de sa stratégie de croissance future.
Definition
"Être au tournant" means to be at a critical or decisive point in a process or situation where important changes or decisions must be made, often influencing the future direction or outcome significantly.
Translations
To be at a turning point
Estar en un momento decisivo
Op een keerpunt staan
Ser en un punt d'inflexió
An einem Wendepunkt stehen
Etymology
The phrase "Être au tournant" comes from the French verb "être" meaning "to be" and "tournant," derived from "tourner," meaning "to turn." It originally referred to being at a physical turning point, like a bend in a road, but evolved metaphorically to signify a pivotal moment in events or decisions.
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To be at a turning point