vixen
an angry woman
TRANSLATION
vixen = zänkishes Weib, Furie, Drachen, gehässige Frau, Giftnudel; die Füchsin --- How important is this English word? vixen: 8,780,000 Google Hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Scarlett Johansson is only 19, but the talented young Hollywood actress' growing reputation as a VIXEN is becoming as sizzling as her professional acclaim as a hot actress.
(Chicago Sun Times, August 10, 2004)
(Chicago Sun Times, August 10, 2004)
Did you
know?
vixen
noun
1. a shrewish ill-tempered woman
2. a female fox
3. a highly attractive woman
(Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary)
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SYNONYMS:
harpy, hellcat
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NOTE:
Hollywood has produced some of the world's great vixens, both on and off the screen: Vivian Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara (vom Winde verweht) and Elizabeth Taylor as Maggie the Cat (die Katze auf dem heißen Blechdach) for instance. Literature is also full of hellcats, with Shakespeare's Lady Macbeth among the most famous. History also abounds with real-life examples such as Catherine The Great and Cleopatra.
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IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"Appearances can be deceptive. The new internee looks like a vixen, but she's actually an extremely nice person."
noun
1. a shrewish ill-tempered woman
2. a female fox
3. a highly attractive woman
(Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary)
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SYNONYMS:
harpy, hellcat
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NOTE:
Hollywood has produced some of the world's great vixens, both on and off the screen: Vivian Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara (vom Winde verweht) and Elizabeth Taylor as Maggie the Cat (die Katze auf dem heißen Blechdach) for instance. Literature is also full of hellcats, with Shakespeare's Lady Macbeth among the most famous. History also abounds with real-life examples such as Catherine The Great and Cleopatra.
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IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"Appearances can be deceptive. The new internee looks like a vixen, but she's actually an extremely nice person."
