femme fatale

Noun

Meaning

a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive

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Battered by a fatwa and one femme fatale too many, Salman would have some understanding of this. Source: Internet

Carol's ex-wife Princess Helen was widely viewed as a wronged woman, while Lupescu was seen as the femme fatale who had stolen Carol away from the loving arms of Helen. Source: Internet

Many of the characters in Mulholland Drive are archetypes that can only be perceived as cliché: the new Hollywood hopeful, the femme fatale, the maverick director and shady powerbrokers that Lynch never seems to explore fully. Source: Internet

Like Carmilla, this undead femme fatale is not portrayed in an entirely negative way and attempts, but fails, to save the hero Spalatro from the eternal damnation that seems to be his destiny. Source: Internet

Carmen is a femme fatale for the slacker era, a girl who can manipulate men, but doesn't want to work too hard at it. Source: Internet

In short, she’s the archetype on which the modern femme fatale was built – and therefore perfect to play the role of one in my novels. Source: Internet

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