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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 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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
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
femme fatale [ˈfɛmfəˈtæl] n → donna fatale
femme fatale [ˈfɛmfəˈtæl] n → donna fatale


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