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1 substitute
1. verb(to put in, or to take, the place of someone or something else: I substituted your name for mine on the list.) sustituir
2. noun(a person or thing used or acting instead of another: Guesswork is no substitute for investigation; She is not well enough to play in the tennis match, so we must find a substitute; (also adjective) I was substitute headmaster for a term.) sustitutosubstitute1 n sustituto / suplentesubstitute2 vb sustituirtr['sʌbstɪtjʊːt]1 (person) sustituto,-a, suplente nombre masulino o femenino1 sustituir, reemplazar1 sustituir, suplir ( for, a)■ can you substitute for me tomorrow? ¿me puedes sustituir mañana?: sustituirsubstitute vito substitute for : sustituir1) : sustituto m, -ta f; suplente mf (persona)2) : sucedáneo msugar substitute: sucedáneo de azúcaradj.• de reemplazo adj.• sucedáneo, -a adj.• suplente adj.• temporero, -a adj.n.• reemplazo s.m.• sobresaliente s.m.• substituto s.m.• suplente s.m.,f.• sustituto s.m.• tapagujeros s.m.• temporero, -era s.m.,f.v.• reemplazar v.• subrogar v.• substituir v.• suplir v.• sustituir v.'sʌbstətuːt, 'sʌbstɪtjuːt
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a) ( thing)substitute (FOR something) — sucedáneo m (de algo)
sugar substitute — sucedáneo m del azúcar
b) ( person) sustituto, -ta m,f, reemplazo m, suplente mfto be a substitute FOR somebody — sustituir* a alguien
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transitive verb sustituir*, reemplazar*to substitute something for something: substitute honey for sugar — sustituya el azúcar por miel
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vi['sʌbstɪtjuːt]to substitute FOR something/somebody: can you substitute for me (on) Friday? — ¿me puedes sustituir or reemplazar el viernes?
1. N1) (=thing, artificial product) sucedáneo mit may replace saccharin as a sugar substitute — puede reemplazar a la sacarina como sucedáneo del azúcar
a correspondence course is a poor or no substitute for personal tuition — un curso por correspondencia no puede sustituir a la enseñanza cara a cara
2) (=person) sustituto(-a) m / f, suplente mf ; (Sport) suplente mfto be a poor or no substitute for sb — no poder sustituir a algn
he seems to be looking for a mother substitute — parece que está buscando a alguien que reemplace a su madre
to come on as (a) substitute — (Sport) entrar como suplente
2.VT (gen, Sport) sustituirto substitute margarine for butter, substitute butter with margarine — sustituir la mantequilla por margarina
3.VIto substitute for sth/sb — (gen, Sport) sustituir a algo/algn
4.CPDsubstitute goalkeeper N — portero(-a) m / f suplente
substitute teacher N — (US) profesor(a) m / f suplente
* * *['sʌbstətuːt, 'sʌbstɪtjuːt]
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a) ( thing)substitute (FOR something) — sucedáneo m (de algo)
sugar substitute — sucedáneo m del azúcar
b) ( person) sustituto, -ta m,f, reemplazo m, suplente mfto be a substitute FOR somebody — sustituir* a alguien
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transitive verb sustituir*, reemplazar*to substitute something for something: substitute honey for sugar — sustituya el azúcar por miel
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vito substitute FOR something/somebody: can you substitute for me (on) Friday? — ¿me puedes sustituir or reemplazar el viernes?
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2 instead
in'sted(as a substitute; in place of something or someone: I don't like coffee. Could I please have tea instead?) en su lugar, en cambioinstead adv en vez de esothe theatre was full, so we went to the cinema instead el teatro estaba lleno, así que fuimos al cinetr[ɪn'sted]1 en cambio, en su lugar■ I haven't got any tea. Would you like coffee instead? no tengo té. ¿Quieres café en lugar de té?■ Mrs Jones couldn't do the class so I did it instead la Señora Jones no pudo dar la clase así que yo la di en su lugar■ the theatre was full so we went to the cinema instead el teatro estaba lleno así que fuimos al cine■ Suzie doesn't like sport. Instead she prefers to sunbathe a Suzie no le gusta el deporte. Prefiere tomar el sol1 en vez de, en lugar deinstead [ɪn'stɛd] adv1) : en cambio, en lugar de eso, en su lugarDad was going, but Mom went instead: papá iba a ir, pero mamá fue en su lugar2) rather: al contrarioadv.• en cambio adv.• en lugar de ello adv.conj.• en cambio conj.ɪn'steda)I couldn't go, so she went instead — no pude ir, así que fue ella (en vez de mí or en mi lugar)
don't worry, I'll have tea instead — no se preocupe, deme té entonces
I thought I was going to be early: instead, I was half an hour late — creí que llegaría temprano; en cambio, llegué media hora tarde
b)[ɪn'sted]instead of — (as prep) en vez de, en lugar de
1.ADVI was tempted to spend the money, but I put it in the bank instead — tuve la tentación de gastar el dinero, pero en lugar de ello or en vez de eso, lo metí en el banco
she wanted to run away, but instead she carried on walking — quería echar a correr, pero sin embargo siguió andando
she's allergic to soap, so she uses cleanser instead — es alérgica al jabón, así es que usa una crema limpiadora en su lugar
he was busy, so I went instead — él estaba ocupado, así es que fui yo en su lugar
we had expected to make £2,000, instead, we barely made £200 — esperábamos sacar unas 2.000 libras y en cambio apenas sacamos 200
2.PREPinstead of — en vez de, en lugar de
I used margarine instead of butter — usé margarina en vez de or en lugar de mantequilla
we decided to walk instead of taking the bus — decidimos andar en vez de or en lugar de tomar el autobús
* * *[ɪn'sted]a)I couldn't go, so she went instead — no pude ir, así que fue ella (en vez de mí or en mi lugar)
don't worry, I'll have tea instead — no se preocupe, deme té entonces
I thought I was going to be early: instead, I was half an hour late — creí que llegaría temprano; en cambio, llegué media hora tarde
b)instead of — (as prep) en vez de, en lugar de
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