femme fatale
/ˌfem fəˈtɑːl/
an attractive woman who leads men into danger
femme fatale in a sentence
“The film noir featured a classic femme fatale.”
Origin of femme fatale
French: femme woman + fatale fatal/deadly; literally fatal woman
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