Deslave

[CrOtALiTo]

Yes, Jchen, you can use the word slid to say snow landslide, I don't know if I'm in the accurate, but I can to say that at Spanish you can say, delizamiento de nieve, or you can find many other ways of say the same, I think that as you say the word Delizamiento, deslave, avalancha as Rusty said before, the meaning of these words could be the same in itself understanding, look, my native language in, there sundry ways to say the same, why? I don't know, it I can't explain you why there are much ways or words with the same meaning or hang, but I believe if you use the word adequate you will can suffix more hangs to the whole orations, if you find at Spanish word with similar meaning then you must memorize the word but it with relation to the other word, always you will know which word use, anyhow if you have doubt above the meaning of the different word or inclusive you, Mary, please you must to ask us, I don't know how speak the people across of the puddle, but if you can refresh my mind, I'll be grateful with you.

[Jessica]

Originally Posted by Rusty

An avalanche is un alud or una avalancha.

ok thanks. I'm more familiar with una avalancha..a cognate

[Elaina]

Originally Posted by poli

I have heard the word desliz for landslide, but when I looked it up in the dictionary I saw it meant slide. Has anyone reading this heard the word desliz used for landslide?

Unfortunately, I have heard the word "desliz" used but not for landslide. Mostly for an "affair" ... i.e. Ella tuvo un desliz con el presidente de la companía.

Bienvenida María Jose!!

[CrOtALiTo]

Elaina, the word Deliz is used on Mexico as a way to say a chance or adventure of a women with a man or vice-versa, (I had a deliz with a girl of my college.)

[Elaina]

Crotalito........that is exactly what I said....

[María José]

Originally Posted by Elaina

Unfortunately, I have heard the word "desliz" used but not for landslide. Mostly for an "affair" ... i.e. Ella tuvo un desliz con el presidente de la companía.

Bienvenida María Jose!!

Nice to talk to you again, Elaina. I like your message about what is important to make 2009 a good year.Love, respect, going after your dreams. You are so right! ( sorry, but I missed using my ball)

[María José]

Originally Posted by Elaina

Crotalito........that is exactly what I said....

I don't know if I'm right but desliz as affair sounds a bit old-fashioned to me...

[Tomisimo]

Originally Posted by María José

I don't know if I'm right but desliz as affair sounds a bit old-fashioned to me...

That could also be a difference between Spain and Mexico. I personally don't know, as I don't recall ever hearing that word in that context.

[María José]

Originally Posted by Tomisimo

That could also be a difference between Spain and Mexico. I personally don't know, as I don't recall ever hearing that word in that context.

You are probably right. When I listen to Latin Americans speak it always sound beautiful and quaint to me, not only because of the accent but because many of the words they use belong to the 'literary realm' over here (nowadays, I mean).

[Elaina]

Originally Posted by María José

You are probably right. When I listen to Latin Americans speak it always sound beautiful and quaint to me, not only because of the accent but because many of the words they use belong to the 'literary realm' over here (nowadays, I mean).

Literary realm -

I like that term.......