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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  about-face
       n 1: act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military
            formation [syn: about turn]
       2: a reversal in attitude or principle or point of view; "an
          about-face on foreign policy" [syn: volte-face, reversal,
           policy change]
       v 1: turn, usually 180 degrees
       2: change one's mind and assume the opposite viewpoint

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  about-face
     Αγγλικά n.
     (ετ μτφρ en) υπαναχώρηση από τις αρχικές απόψεις ή θέσεις, πλήρης
  μεταστροφή σε σχέση με όσα πριν υποστήριζε κάποιος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  about-face
     n.
     1 (lb en military) An abrupt turn to face the opposite direction.
     2 (lb en figurative) A reversal in direction; a reversal of attitude
  or opinion.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To turn 180 degrees to face the opposite
  direction.
     2 To change opinion or attitude drastically.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  about-face
     n.
     1 (lb en military) An abrupt turn to face the opposite direction.
     2 (lb en figurative) A reversal in direction; a reversal of attitude
  or opinion.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To turn 180 degrees to face the opposite
  direction.
     2 To change opinion or attitude drastically.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  about-face
     n.
     1 (lb en military) An abrupt turn to face the opposite direction.
     2 (lb en figurative) A reversal in direction; a reversal of attitude
  or opinion.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To turn 180 degrees to face the opposite
  direction.
     2 To change opinion or attitude drastically.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  about-face
     n.
     1 (lb en military) An abrupt turn to face the opposite direction.
     2 (lb en figurative) A reversal in direction; a reversal of attitude
  or opinion.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To turn 180 degrees to face the opposite
  direction.
     2 To change opinion or attitude drastically.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  about-face
     Englanti n.
     (''myös kuvaannollisesti'') täyskäännös
     Englanti vb.
     tehdä täyskäännös

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  About-face /ɐbˌaʊtfˈeɪs/
  1. الإستدارة 180 درجة
  2. العدول عن رأي

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  about-face /ɐbˌaʊt fˈeɪs/ 
   [Am.]  [Austr.] kehrtmachen  [mil.]
     Synonym: about-turn
  
   see: About-turn, About-face!
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  About-face! /ɐbˌaʊt fˈeɪs/
  Kehrt!
     Synonym: About-turn
  
   see: about-turn, about-face
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  about-face /ɐbˌaʊt fˈeɪs/
  Kehrtwende 
     Synonym: about-turn
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  about-face /ɐbˌaʊt fˈeɪs/
  Kehrtwendung , 180°-Wende, 180°-Drehung
     Synonym: about-turn
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  about-face //əˈbaʊtˌfeɪs// 
  täyskäännös 2.
  military: abrupt turn to face the opposite direction
   3.
  reversal of direction or attitude

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  about-face //əˈbaʊtˌfeɪs// 
  tehdä täyskäännös 2.
  to change opinion or attitude
   3.
  to turn 180 degrees

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  about‐face /ɐbˌaʊt fˈeɪs/
  transformation

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  about-face /ɐbˌaʊtfˈeɪs/
  1. magatartás megváltoztatása
  2. pálfordulás
  3. fordulat
  4. hátra arc
  5. vélemény megváltoztatása
  6. teljes fordulat

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  about‐face /ɐbˌaʊt fˈeɪs/
  cambiamento

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  about-face /ɐbˌaʊtfˈeɪs/
  mudança

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

  about-face
     n. 向后转,大改变
     vi. 向后转,作大改变

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