landslide

glissement de terrain

Grande masse de terre ou de roches qui descend soudainement une pente.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : landslip

Expressions courantes : a massive landslide, trigger a landslide, landslide risk

victoire écrasante

Victoire à une élection avec beaucoup plus de voix que les adversaires.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : win by a landslide (The mayor won by a landslide.)

Synonymes : overwhelming victory

Expressions courantes : win a landslide, landslide victory, by a landslide

glisser, s’ébouler

Pour de la terre ou des roches, se détacher d’une pente et descendre.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : landslide into something (The hillside landslid into the valley after days of rain.)

Synonymes : slide, slip

Expressions courantes : slopes landslide, landslide into something