INSTEAD - Translation from English into Spanish

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

English

Spanish

instead [Am ɪnˈstɛd, Brit ɪnˈstɛd] ADV

1. instead:

I couldn't go, so she went instead

no pude ir, así que fue ella (en vez de mí or en mi lugar)

forget about cooking, let's go out to dinner instead

no te preocupes por cocinar, vayamos a cenar fuera

I'd run out of pasta, so I used rice instead

me había quedado sin pasta, así que usé arroz

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

he knew he should leave but instead he lingered

sabía que debía irse; sin embargo, permanecía allí

Phrases:

instead of as prep

en vez de

instead of as prep

en lugar de

instead of going by train, she chose to fly

en vez de ir en tren, prefirió el avión

instead of beer he drank wine

en vez de cerveza se tomó un vino

she volunteered to go instead of me

se ofreció para ir en mi lugar

Spanish

English

voseo

use of the → vos form instead of → tú

corona de caridad

donation to charity (instead of sending a wreath)

sesear

to pronounce the Spanish θ as s, eg serˈβesa instead of θerˈβeθa for → cerveza

seseo

pronunciation of the Spanish θ as s, eg serˈβesa instead of θerˈβeθa for → cerveza

laísta

a Spanish speaker who uses the pronouns → la and → las instead of → le and → les;

leísta

a Spanish speaker who uses the pronouns → le and → les instead of → lo , → los , → la and → las

loísta

a Spanish speaker who uses the pronouns → lo and → los instead of → le and → les

laísmo

the use of the pronouns → la and → las instead of → le and → les (as in la/las dije que no), is common in some regions of Spain but is not accepted as standard by most Spanish speakers.

leísmo

the use of the pronouns → le and → les instead of → lo , → los , → la and → las (as in este libro no te le presto or a María le vi ayer) is common in some regions of Spain but is not accepted as standard by most Spanish speakers.

in the PONS Dictionary

English

Spanish

I. instead [ɪnˈsted] ADV

instead

en cambio

instead

en lugar de eso

II. instead [ɪnˈsted] PREP

instead of

en vez de

instead of

en lugar de

instead of him

en su lugar

instead of doing sth

en lugar de hacer algo

Spanish

English

voseo m LING

use of the pronoun "vos" instead of "tú"

laísmo

The term laísmo refers to the incorrect usage of la(s) as the indirect object instead of le(s), e.g. “La regalé una novela de Borges” instead of “Le regalé una novela de Borges”. Such use is commonly accepted in certain regions but not accepted by most Spanish speakers.

las

improper use of ‘la’ and ‘las’ as indirect objects instead of ‘le’ and ‘les’

yeísmo

The term yeísmo signifies the pronounciation of the ‘ll’ as a ‘y’, e.g. ‘gayo’ instead of ‘gallo’. The yeísmo is very widespread, particularly amongst city dwellers.

leísmo

The term leísmo refers to the incorrect or perhaps non-standard usage of le(s) as the direct object instead of lo(s) or la(s), e.g. “Les visité ayer, a mis hermanas” instead of “Las visité ayer, a mis hermanas”. Such use is commonly accepted in certain regions but not accepted by most Spanish speakers.

ceceo

In certain regions, for example in certain areas of Andalusia, the Spanish ‘s’ is pronounced as a ‘z’. This linguistic phenomenon is referred to as ceceo, e.g. ‘cocer’ instead of ‘coser’.

vosear

The term vosear means to address someone in a familiar way using ‘vos’ instead of ‘tu’. This is very common practice in Argentina and other Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America.

en lugar de

instead of

en vez de

instead of

in the PONS Dictionary

English

Spanish

I. instead [ɪn·ˈsted] ADV

instead

en cambio

instead

en lugar de eso

II. instead [ɪn·ˈsted] PREP

instead of

en vez de

instead of

en lugar de

instead of him

en su lugar

instead of doing sth

en lugar de hacer algo

Spanish

English

las

improper use of ‘laʼ and ‘lasʼ as indirect objects instead of ‘leʼ and ‘lesʼ

en lugar de

instead of

en vez de

instead of

por (en lugar de)

instead of