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femme fatale

[ fem fuh-tal, -tahl, fey-; French fam fa-tal ]

noun

plural femmes fatales
  1. an irresistibly attractive woman, especially one who leads men into difficult, dangerous, or disastrous situations; siren.


femme fatale

/ ˈfÉ›m fəˈtæl; fam fatal; -ˈtÉ‘Ël /

noun

  1. an alluring or seductive woman, esp one who causes men to love her to their own distress
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of femme fatale1

< French: literally, fatal woman
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of femme fatale1

fatal woman
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Abrasive, shallow and giddily watchable, her Wow Platinum — what a name! — twiddles her clawed fingers like a femme fatale dead certain she can charm her way to the top.

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Her performance adds an additional layer of mystery in that it is never quite clear whether she is a manipulative femme fatale, a damsel in distress or a woman just trying to figure herself out.

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Enter the femme fatale at the edge of the pool.

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Does Baron’s naïveté mean he is on the list of cinematic dimwits who have never seen a movie with a femme fatale?

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