femme fatale en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French femme fatale (literally “deadly woman”).
Meanings
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An attractive and seductive but ultimately dangerous woman.
Aren't you ever gonna stop deluding yourself, hmm? Handling Max? Behaving like some ludicrous little underage femme fatale? You're… you're about as fatale as an after dinner mint!
1972, Jay Presson Allen, Cabaret, spoken by Brian Roberts (Michael York):Cause everybody knows (She's a femme fatale) / The things she does to please (She's a femme fatale)
1967, Lou Reed, “Femme Fatale”, in The Velvet Underground & Nico, performed by The Velvet Underground:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| femme fatales | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| femmes fatales | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
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Deriveds
femme fatale firefly · femme fatale lightning beetle · femme fatale lightning bug
Hypernyms
Relateds
Synonyms
man-eater · vixen · siren · she-wolf · femme fatale · vamp · seductress · wolfess · mantrap · enchantress · temptress · vamp
Translations (33)
ja ファム・ファタール (seductive and dangerous woman) · it donna fatale (seductive and dangerous woman) · ru рокова́я же́нщина (seductive and dangerous woman) · pt femme fatale (seductive and dangerous woman) · es mujer fatal (seductive and dangerous woman) · ja 妖女 (seductive and dangerous woman) · fi viettelijätär (seductive and dangerous woman) · pl femme fatale (seductive and dangerous woman) · da femme fatale (seductive and dangerous woman) · ko 요부 (seductive and dangerous woman) · cmn 妖姬 (seductive and dangerous woman) · eo fatala virino (seductive and dangerous woman) · it femme fatale (seductive and dangerous woman) · ru фам-фата́ль (seductive and dangerous woman) · cmn 妖精 (seductive and dangerous woman) · uk фата́льна жі́нка (seductive and dangerous woman) · ja 傾城傾国 (seductive and dangerous woman) · cmn 狐狸精 (seductive and dangerous woman) · el φαμ φατάλ (seductive and dangerous woman) · id femme fatale (seductive and dangerous woman) · fr femme fatale (seductive and dangerous woman) · cmn 妖女 (seductive and dangerous woman) · cmn 紅顏禍水 /红颜祸水 (seductive and dangerous woman) · hu végzet asszonya (seductive and dangerous woman) · sv femme fatale (seductive and dangerous woman) · ar طَاغِيَة جَمَال (seductive and dangerous woman) · gd bean bhàsail (seductive and dangerous woman) · cmn 蛇蠍美人 /蛇蝎美人 (seductive and dangerous woman) · de Femme fatale (seductive and dangerous woman) · ja 妖婦 (seductive and dangerous woman) · de verhängnisvolle Frau (seductive and dangerous woman) · ko 팜 파탈 (seductive and dangerous woman) · pl kobieta fatalna (seductive and dangerous woman)