Femme-fatale Noun - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

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Definition of femme fatale noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

femme fatale

 nounnoun NAmE//ˌfɛm fəˈtæl// , NAmE//ˌfɛm fəˈtɑl//  (pl. femmes fatales NAmE//ˌfɛm fəˈtælz// , NAmE//ˌfɛm fəˈtɑlz// , NAmE//ˌfɛm fəˈtæl// , NAmE//ˌfɛm fəˈtɑl// ) (from French) jump to other resultsa very beautiful woman that men find sexually attractive but who brings them trouble or unhappiness She was his femme fatale. See femme fatale in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: femme fatale

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