What is the Spanish word for "wasteland"?

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

English

wasteland

Spanish

páramo

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Alternative translations of "wasteland"

terreno baldío
desierto
yermo

Examples of how to use "wasteland" in Spanish

English
The area was a barren and desolate wasteland.
Spanish
La zona era un páramo árido y desolado.
English
The old factory turned into a wasteland.
Spanish
La antigua fábrica se convirtió en un páramo.
English
After the storm, the park looked like wasteland.
Spanish
Después de la tormenta, el parque parecía un páramo.
English
They walked through the wasteland in silence.
Spanish
Caminaron en silencio por el páramo.
English
City planners fear the neighborhood becoming wasteland.
Spanish
Los urbanistas temen que el vecindario se convierta en un páramo.

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