landslide

deslizamiento de tierra, desprendimiento

Gran cantidad de tierra o roca que se desplaza de repente ladera abajo.

En inglés sencillo: A large amount of earth or rock that suddenly moves down a hill or mountain.

• A landslide blocked the road.
• Heavy rain caused several landslides in the mountains.
• The village was evacuated because of landslide risk.

Sinónimos: landslip

Expresiones frecuentes: a massive landslide, trigger a landslide, landslide risk

victoria aplastante

Victoria en unas elecciones con muchos más votos que los rivales.

En inglés sencillo: An election victory in which someone receives far more votes than their opponents.

• Her party won a landslide.
• The election ended in a landslide victory for the opposition.
• Nobody expected him to win by a landslide.

Cómo se usa: win by a landslide (The mayor won by a landslide.)

Sinónimos: overwhelming victory

Expresiones frecuentes: win a landslide, landslide victory, by a landslide

deslizarse, derrumbarse

Desprenderse la tierra o las rocas de una pendiente y bajar por ella.

En inglés sencillo: For earth or rock on a slope to break away and move downhill.

• Wet slopes can landslide without warning.
• Part of the hillside landslid onto the road.
• The loose soil is landsliding toward the river.

Cómo se usa: landslide into something (The hillside landslid into the valley after days of rain.)

Sinónimos: slide, slip

Expresiones frecuentes: slopes landslide, landslide into something