femme fatale
English edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from French femme fatale (literally “deadly woman”).
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /fɛm fəˈtæl/
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- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fɛm fəˈtɑːl/
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Noun edit
femme fatale (plural femmes fatales or femme fatales)
- An attractive and seductive but ultimately dangerous woman.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:vamp
- Antonym: ingenue
- Coordinate terms: fille fatale, homme fatal
- 1967, Lou Reed (lyrics and music), “Femme Fatale”, in The Velvet Underground & Nico, performed by The Velvet Underground:
- Cause everybody knows (She's a femme fatale) / The things she does to please (She's a femme fatale)
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
seductive and dangerous woman
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See also edit
Further reading edit
- femme fatale on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from French femme fatale.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
femme fatale c (plural indefinite femmes fatales)
Further reading edit
- “femme fatale” in Den Danske Ordbog
- femme fatale on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
femme fatale f (plural femmes fatales)
Descendants edit
- → Danish: femme fatale
- → English: femme fatale
- → Polish: femme fatale
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from French femme fatale.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
femme fatale f (indeclinable)
- (idiomatic, narratology) femme fatale (attractive and seductive but ultimately dangerous woman)
- Synonym: kobieta fatalna
Further reading edit
- femme fatale in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- femme fatale in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from French femme fatale.
Noun edit
femme fatale f (plural femmes fatales)
- (narratology) femme fatale (seductive and dangerous woman)