The term "skyscraper" originates from the words sky and scrape, evoking the image of a #building that reaches or touches the #sky. In many #languages, this name was adopted directly or translated as a calque. However, in others, it evolved into the metaphorical "#cloud scratcher," as seen in #German (Wolkenkratzer), #Romanian (Zgârie-nori), and #Arabic (ناطحة سحاب, Nāṭiḥat al-Saḥāb).
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