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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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