What is the Spanish word for "dusty"?

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

English

dusty

Spanish

polvoriento

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Alternative translations of "dusty"

polvorosa

Examples of how to use "dusty" in Spanish

English
The old books were very dusty.
Spanish
Los libros viejos estaban muy polvorientos.
English
The old book smelled dusty on the shelf.
Spanish
El libro viejo olía a polvo en la estantería.
English
She wiped the dusty table with a cloth.
Spanish
Ella limpió la mesa polvorienta con un paño.
English
A dusty road led to the small village.
Spanish
Un camino polvoriento conducía al pequeño pueblo.
English
His shoes were covered in dusty sand.
Spanish
Sus zapatos estaban cubiertos de arena polvorienta.

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