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1 landslide
noun1) Erdrutsch, dera landslide victory — ein Erdrutsch[wahl]sieg
* * *noun (a piece of land that falls down from the side of a hill: His car was buried in the landslide.) der Erdrutsch* * *ˈland·slideI. na Liberal \landslide ein überwältigender Sieg der Liberalento win by a \landslide mit einer überwältigenden Mehrheit siegenII. adj attr, inv\landslide victory Erdrutsch[wahl]sieg m, überwältigender Sieg* * *1. Erdrutsch ma) POL erdrutschartiger Sieg:win in a landslide, have a landslide victory einen erdrutschartigen Sieg erzielenb) allg bes US überwältigender Sieg:win sth by a landslide etwas haushoch gewinnen* * *noun1) Erdrutsch, dera landslide victory — ein Erdrutsch[wahl]sieg
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'land·slide n1) (of earth, rock) Erdrutsch ma Liberal \landslide ein überwältigender Sieg der Liberalen;to win by a \landslide mit einer überwältigenden Mehrheit siegen adjattr, inv\landslide victory Erdrutsch[wahl]sieg m, überwältigender Sieg
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