What is the Spanish word for "desert"?

Learn how to say "desert" in Spanish with examples and practice

English

desert

Spanish

desierto

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Alternative translations of "desert"

abandonar

Examples of how to use "desert" in Spanish

English
Camels can survive in the hot desert.
Spanish
Los camellos pueden sobrevivir en el caluroso desierto.
English
Camels travel slowly across the desert.
Spanish
Los camellos viajan lentamente por el desierto.
English
The desert gets cold at night.
Spanish
El desierto se enfría por la noche.
English
We camped in the quiet desert.
Spanish
Acampamos en el tranquilo desierto.
English
A desert has little rain each year.
Spanish
Un desierto recibe poca lluvia cada año.

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