English Sentence:

The old skyscraper was destroyed in a controlled explosion.

Italian Translation:

Il vecchio grattacielo è stato distrutto con un'esplosione controllata.

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Words used:

il

the (masculine singular)

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vecchio   (Pl: vecchi, Fem: vecchia, Pl Fem: vecchie)

old (adj)

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grattacielo m.   (Pl: grattacieli)

skyscraper, high-rise building

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è

1. is 2. (you) are (formal)

Here: is

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essere

1. to be 2. to exist

Here: to be

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distruggere

to destroy

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con

with

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un'

a, an (feminine singular; used before a vowel or an h)

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esplosione controllata

controlled explosion

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