English Sentence:

The old skyscraper was destroyed in a controlled explosion.

French Translation:

Le vieux gratte-ciel a été détruit au moyen d'une explosion contrôlée.

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Words used:

le

1. (male definite article) 2. him 3. her 4. it

Here: (male definite article)

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vieux   (Pl: vieux, Fem: vieille, Pl Fem: vieilles)

old

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gratte-ciel m.   (Pl: gratte-ciel or gratte-ciels)

skyscraper

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avoir

1. to have 2. to own

Here: to have

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être

to be

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détruire

to destroy

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au moyen de

by means of

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une

a, an (feminine indefinite article)

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explosion f.

explosion

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contrôler

to control, to supervise, to check

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