landslide (redirected from Rock-slide)

land·slide  (lndsld)

n.

1.

a. The downward sliding of a relatively dry mass of earth and rock.

b. The mass that slides. Also called landslip.

2.

a. An overwhelming majority of votes for a political party or candidate.

b. An election that sweeps a party or candidate into office.

3. A great victory.

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landsliding n.

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landslide [ˈlændˌslaɪd]

n

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Also called landslip

a.  the sliding of a large mass of rock material, soil, etc., down the side of a mountain or cliff

b.  the material dislodged in this way

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy)

a.  an overwhelming electoral victory

b.  (as modifier) a landslide win

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landslide  (lndsld)

1. The rapid downward sliding of a mass of earth and rock. Landslides usually move over a confined area. Many kinds of events can trigger a landslide, such as the oversteepening of slopes by erosion associated with rivers, glaciers, or ocean waves; heavy snowmelt which saturates soil and rock; or earthquakes that lead to the failure of weak slopes.

2. The mass of soil and rock that moves in this way.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	landslide - an overwhelming electoral victory; "Roosevelt defeated Hoover in a landslide" triumph, victory - a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "a narrow victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense"
	2.	landslide - a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff landslip slide - (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc. mudslide - a landslide of mud rockslide - a landslide of rocks

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landslide

noun

1. decisive victory, triumph, overwhelming majority, walkover He won last month's presidential election by a landslide.

2. landslip, avalanche, rockfall The storm caused landslides and flooding.

Translations

landslide [ˈlændslaɪd]

A. N → corrimiento m or desprendimiento m de tierras (Pol) → victoria f arrolladora or aplastante

B. CPD landslide majority N → mayoría f abrumadora
to win a landslide majority → ganar por mayoría abrumadora
landslide victory N → victoria f arrolladora or aplastante

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landslide [ˈlændslaɪd]

n

(= landslip) → glissement m de terrain

(in election) → raz-de-marée m (électoral)
to win by a landslide → obtenir un raz-de-marée en sa faveur, remporter une victoire en forme de raz-de-marée
He won last month's election by a landslide → Il a remporté une victoire en forme de raz-de-marée aux élections du mois dernier., Il a obtenu un raz-de-marée en sa faveur aux élections du mois dernier.

modif (in election) [victory, defeat] → en forme de raz-de-marée

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landslide [ˈlændˌslaɪd] n (Geol) → frana (fig) (Pol) → valanga di voti, maggioranza schiacciante

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landslide land

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landslide → انهيار أرضي sesuv půdy stemmeskred Erdrutsch κατολίσθηση desprendimiento de tierras maanvyörymä glissement de terrain odron zemlje frana 地すべり 산사태 aardverschuiving jordras osuwisko deslizamento de terra, deslizamento de terras обвал jordskred แผ่นดินถล่ม toprak kayması sự lở đất 山体滑坡