femme fa ‧ tale /ˌfæm fəˈtɑːl $ ˌfem-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural femmes fatales ) [countable]
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: French ; Origin: 'woman who can kill' ]
a beautiful woman who men find very attractive, even though she may make them unhappy
femme fa ‧ tale /ˌfæm fəˈtɑːl $ ˌfem-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural femmes fatales ) [countable]
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: French ; Origin: 'woman who can kill' ]
a beautiful woman who men find very attractive, even though she may make them unhappy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012