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Grammar : Noun
Spell : fem fuh-tal, -tahl, fey-; French fam fa-tal
Phonetic Transcription : ˌfɛm fəˈtæl, -ˈtɑl, feɪ-; French fam faˈtal

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Définition of femme fatale

Origin :
  • "attractive and dangerous woman," 1895, from French femme fatale, attested by 1844, from French femme "woman," from Latin femina (see feminine) + fatale (see fatal).
  • Une femme fatale est une femme qui porte malheur. [Jules Claretie, "La Vie a Paris," 1896]
  • Earlier, such a woman might be called a Circe.
  • noun dangerously seductive woman

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