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deslizamiento

landslide

noun dehs-lee-sah-MYEHN-toh Rare
Animals & Nature Geography

Origin: From deslizar (to slide) + -miento, from Latin delapsus.

Also means

slide

Usage Note

Deslizamiento refers to a sliding movement, most commonly a landslide or mudslide (deslizamiento de tierra), but also the subtle drift or slip of an object or idea. In politics and linguistics it describes a gradual shift: deslizamiento semántico (semantic drift), deslizamiento hacia el extremo (slide toward the extreme). The verb deslizarse means to slide or glide smoothly.

Examples

"Un deslizamiento de tierra bloqueó la carretera."

Natural Translation

A landslide blocked the road.

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