Deslave

[DailyWord]

This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for December 28, 2008

deslave - masculine noun (el) - landslide. Look up deslave in the dictionary

Un deslave arrastra con todo- rocas, tierra, árboles y casas.
A landslide destroys everything in its path- rocks, earth, trees and houses.

[María José]

I had never heard the word deslave in my entire life . To be frank I'm not sure how I would say landslide in Spanish . I'm going to do a Rusty and check in the net.............It seems on this side of the pond we say deslizamiento de tierras.

[CrOtALiTo]

Maria José, the word Deslabe that the word in English is landslide is very used on my country I don't know if of the other side of our puddle is mostly used for the Spain's people, but the word Deslabe sound well for me, and it's correctly used in the sentence all, then the word inside of a dictionary, inclusive if you find the word from the internet, you can find the appropriate use of the word, you can suffix the word when you need to say the ground is landsliding, or you home is landsliding instead to say, you home is falling or drooping.

I hope my examples could to be of great help for you.

[Rusty]

Other ways to say un deslave (which is Mexican):

corrimiento de tierras
desprendimiento de tierras
derrumbamiento de tierras

[CrOtALiTo]

Rusty is right.

[Tomisimo]

In addition to what Rusty says, there is also derrumbe and corrimiento de tierra, with tierra being singular.

Sorry about letting so many mexicanismos slip into the daily word. Nice to see you back María!

[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?

[María José]

I don't mind your using Mexican words at all, David.On the contrary. In fact I find it very interesting. I was just trying to point out the difference. It's nice to be able to understand different ways of saying the same thing. I will probably forget deslave very soon... but at least it will sound familiar next time I hear it.

[Jessica]

what would be the word for snow slide? or avalanche?

[Rusty]

An avalanche is un alud or una avalancha.

[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.......