femme fa·tale (f m f -t l , -täl, fm)n. pl. femmes fa·tales (f m f-tl, -tlz, -täl, -tälz, fm) 1. A woman of great seductive charm who leads men into compromising or dangerous situations. 2. An alluring, mysterious woman. [French : femme, woman + fatale, deadly.] |
femme fatale French [fam fatal (English) ˈfɛm fəˈtæl -ˈtɑːl]
n pl femmes fatales [fam fatal (English) ˈfɛm fəˈtælz -ˈtɑːlz]
an alluring or seductive woman, esp one who causes men to love her to their own distress
[fatal woman]
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| Noun | 1. |  femme fatale - a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductiveadult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted" |
femme fatale (French)
noun seductress, siren, charmer, vamp (informal), Circe, enchantress the allure of the femme fatale
Translations
femme fatale
n pl <femmes fatales> → Femme fatale f
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