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femme fatale

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femme fa·tale  (fm f-tl, -täl, fm)
n. pl. femmes fa·tales (fm 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 [fam fat-tahl, fam fat-tahlz]
Noun
pl femmes fatales an alluring or seductive woman who leads men into dangerous or difficult situations by her charm [French]
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Noun1.femme fatalefemme fatale - a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
enchantress, temptress, Delilah, siren
adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
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