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Meaning of Landslide | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈlæn(d).slaɪd

Definitions

A natural disaster that involves the breakup and downhill flow of rock, mud, water and anything caught in the path.
A vote won by a wide or overwhelming majority.

Equivalents

العربية الإنهيار الأرضي اِنْهِيَار أَرْضِيّ

Azərbaycanca uçqun

བོད་སྐད རྫ་རྡོ ས་རུད

Bosanski klizište lavina odron slavina клизиште лавина одрон

Català ensulsiada esllavissada

Dansk jordskred

Deutsch Erdrutsch erdrutschartiger Sieg Erdrutschsieg überwältigender Sieg

Ελληνικά κατολίσθηση

Esperanto terŝoviĝo

Español alud terrero argayo corrimiento de tierra deslave desprendimiento térreo goleada tanateada arrolladora victoria aplastante

Suomi äänivyöry maanvyöry maanvyörymä vyöry

Français glissement de terrain

Galego barronca fana freita

हिन्दी भूस्खलन

Hrvatski klizište lavina odron slavina клизиште лавина одрон

Magyar földcsuszamlás

Հայերեն սողանք

Bahasa Indonesia tanah longsor

Italiano a valanga frana slavina smottamento vittoria schiacciante

日本語土砂崩れ地滑り地滑り的勝利山崩れ山津波

ქართული მეწყერი

Қазақша жылжыма көшкін

한국어 산사태 압도적인 승리

Latina labina

Te Reo Māori horo

മലയാളം മണ്ണിടിച്ചിൽ

Bahasa Melayu tanah runtuh

Nederlands aardverschuiving lawine

Polski obryw osuwisko

Português derrocada desabamento deslizamento lavada

Română alunecare de teren

Русский лавина обвал оползень

Slovenščina plaz

Српски klizište lavina odron slavina клизиште лавина одрон

Svenska jordskred

ไทย ชนะขาดลอย นอนมา

Українська сель

Tiếng Việt lở đất long trời lở đất sạt lở sạt lở đất

Examples

“Near-synonym: mudflow”

“The landslides Wednesday in Zhejiang province, south of the financial hub of Shanghai, followed Typhoon Megi, which brought heavy rains and high winds to China and Taiwan this past week.[…] The second landslide in Wencheng county killed five people, with one person still missing, an official at the county’s flood control office said Saturday.”

“The candidate won at 61% to 39%, which most people are calling a landslide.”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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