No. 9,242 in Catalan
gratacels
Skyscraper.
In a sentence
El gratacels més alt de la ciutat és realment impressionant.
The tallest skyscraper in the city is truly impressive.
Here, 'gratacels' means 'skyscraper' and is used to describe a tall building characteristic of urban areas.
Els gratacels defineixen l'skyline modern de les grans ciutats.
Skyscrapers define the modern skyline of large cities.
In this case, 'gratacels' refers to the multiple tall buildings forming the distinctive outline of urban areas when viewed from a distance.
Construir gratacels requereix tecnologia avançada i molt planejament.
Building skyscrapers requires advanced technology and extensive planning.
The term 'gratacels' here emphasizes the technical and architectural challenges involved in constructing very tall buildings.
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