femme fatale

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French femme fatale (literally “deadly woman”).

Pronunciation
  • (General American) IPA(key): /fɛm fəˈtæl/
    Audio (US)(file)
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fɛm fəˈtɑːl/
    Audio (UK)(file)

Noun

femme fatale (plural femmes fatales or femme fatales)

  1. An attractive and seductive but ultimately dangerous woman.

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Translations

Danish

Etymology

From French femme fatale.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /famfatal/, [fɑmfaˈtˢalː] or IPA(key): /fam fatal/, [fɑm faˈtˢalː]

Noun

femme fatale c (plural indefinite femmes fatales)

  1. femme fatale

Further reading

French

Etymology

femme +‎ fatale

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fam fa.tal/

Noun

femme fatale f (plural femmes fatales)

  1. femme fatale

Portuguese

Noun

femme fatale f (plural femmes fatales)

  1. (narratology) femme fatale (seductive and dangerous woman)
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