temptress (plural temptresses) 1  An alluring woman who seduces or exploits men. 2  A woman considered sexually attractive by men. Marilyn Monroe, the iconic temptress of the 20th century.
Sarcasm is difficult to understand when crossing any language barrier, but yes it is a popular stereotype that the Germans have little sense of humour. I work with several german clients and they don't put up with anything let's put it that way. Just Google it.
Well,French does not sound like German,but similar to German. Both languages have roots in Old Frankish (Germanic) language. You say it as if French was a Germanic language or something. French has its roots in Vulgar Latin, and sounds so odd because of the Gaulish substratum.