What is the Spanish word for "shelf"?

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

English

shelf

Spanish

estante

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Alternative translations of "shelf"

repisa
anaquel
balda

Examples of how to use "shelf" in Spanish

English
The book is on the highest shelf.
Spanish
El libro está en la estantería más alta.
English
The keys are on the shelf.
Spanish
Las llaves están en la estantería.
English
Please dust the top shelf today.
Spanish
Por favor, limpia el polvo de la estantería superior hoy.
English
I built a shelf for plants.
Spanish
Construí una estantería para las plantas.
English
She hid the letter behind the shelf.
Spanish
Ella escondió la carta detrás de la estantería.

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