Definition
Mass movements of soil and rock down a hillside or mountain; also, overwhelmingly large victories in an election.
Etymology
Compound word from 'land' plus 'slide,' literally describing earth that slides down. The political meaning developed in the 1800s as a metaphorical use.
Kelly Says
The double meaning of 'landslide' is brilliantly visual—just as a geological landslide overwhelmingly moves everything in its path downward, a political landslide victory overwhelmingly pushes one candidate to victory!
Translations
ARالعربية
انهيارات أرضية
i-nah-ya-raat ard-ee-yah
BNবাংলা
ভূসরে
bhoo-sho-re
CACatalà
deslluisaments
des-loo-ee-a-ments
CSČeština
sesuvy
ses-oo-vee
DADansk
jordskred
jord-skred
DEDeutsch
Erdrutsche
er-druh-shuh
ELΕλληνικά
σεισμικά ρεύματα
se-is-mee-ka ree-v-ma-ta
ESEspañol
deslizamientos de tierra
deh-lee-sya-mee-en-tos deh te-e-rah
FAفارسی
جریان لغزش
jee-ree-an lagh-zush
FISuomi
maastomäärät
maa-sto-ma-a-raat
FRFrançais
glissements de terrain
glee-sman duh te-ran
HAHA
fadar gida
fa-dar gee-da
HEעברית
انهيارات
i-nah-ya-raat
HIहिन्दी
भूस्खलन
bhoo-s-kh-lan
HUMagyar
omárok
oh-mah-rokh
IDBahasa Indonesia
longsor
lon-sor
JA日本語
土砂崩れ
dosha-bu-n-gere
MSBahasa Melayu
runtuhan tanah
roon-too-han ta-nah
NLNederlands
landslides
lan-slayds
NONorsk
jordskred
jord-skred
PAPA
ਧਰਤੀ ધસ
dhar-thee dhas
PLPolski
osuwiska
oh-soo-vis-ka
PTPortuguês
deslizamentos de terra
deh-lee-sya-men-tos deh te-rah
RORomână
alunecări de teren
ah-lu-neh-ka-ree deh te-ren
RUРусский
оползни
op-ol-znee
SVSvenska
jordskred
yord-skred
SWKiswahili
mapororo
ma-po-ro-ro
TAதமிழ்
மண் சரிவு
man-cha-ri-vu
TEతెలుగు
భూగర్భం
bhoo-gar-bham
TLTL
pagbagsak ng lupa
pa-g-ba-g-sak ng loo-pa
TRTürkçe
kaymalar
kay-mahl-ar
UKУкраїнська
зсуви
zsu-vee
URاردو
زمین چھل
ze-meen chehl
VITiếng Việt
lở đất
lo-dat
YOYO
àwọn ẹ̀rù
awon eh-roo
ZUZU
amaqhawe
a-ma-qha-we