No. 7,452 in Catalan
aterrant
"Landing."
In a sentence
Estem aterrant en un aeroport nou.
We are landing in a new airport.
In this sentence, 'aterrant' is used as the present participle of the verb 'aterrar', describing the action of landing.
Estava aterrant les idees per al projecte.
I was grounding the ideas for the project.
Here, 'aterrant' metaphorically means 'grounding' or 'solidifying', used to describe organizing or concretizing ideas.
Els ocells estan aterrant al prat.
The birds are landing on the meadow.
In this context, 'aterrant' refers to the physical action performed by the birds as they descend to the meadow.
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