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Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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sustituir VB trans

1. sustituir (permanentemente):

sustituir: to replace

sustituyó a Morán como líder: he replaced o took over from Morán as leader

sustituir a algo: to replace sth

sustituyó a las actuaciones en vivo en muchos bares: it replaced live performance in many bars

sustituir algo/a alg. por algo/alg.: to replace sth/sb with sth/sb

sustituimos el jabón por un detergente: we replaced the soap with a detergent

sustituimos el jabón por un detergente: we substituted a detergent for the soap

sustituimos el jabón por un detergente: we used a detergent instead of the soap

sustituyó a Rubio por Guerra: he replaced Rubio with Guerra

sustituyó a Rubio por Guerra: he substituted Guerra for Rubio

2. sustituir (transitoriamente):

me pidió que lo sustituyera: he asked me to stand in for him

tuvo que sustituir al director: she had to stand in for o deputize for the director

Aguirre sustituyó a Solé en el minuto 80: Aguirre came on as a substitute for Solé in the 80th minute

sustituyó a Solé por Aguirre: he substituted Aguirre for Solé

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sit in for: sustituir

to stand in for sb: sustituir a alguien

to pinch-hit for sb: sustituir a alguien

supplant: sustituir

to sub for sb: sustituir a alguien

supersede: sustituir

there's no substitute for experience: nada puede sustituir a la experiencia

to be a substitute for sb: sustituir a alguien

substitute: sustituir

to substitute sth for sth substitute X for Y: sustituir la Y por X

to substitute for sth/sb can you substitute for me (on) Friday night?: ¿me puedes sustituir or reemplazar el viernes por la noche?

in this recipe parsley can substitute for coriander: en esta receta el cilantro se puede sustituir por perejil

replace secretary/teacher: sustituir

incompetent managers are quickly replaced: los directores incompetentes son sustituidos rápidamente

to replace a man with a machine: sustituir or reemplazar a un hombre por una máquina

we're looking around for somebody to replace Smith: estamos buscando a alguien para sustituir a Smith

in the PONS Dictionary

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sustituir

sustituir irr como huir VB trans tb. SPORTS:

sustituir: to substitute

sustituir a alguien (temporalmente): to stand in for sb

sustituir a alguien (definitivamente): to replace sb

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supplant: sustituir

supersede: sustituir

sub: sustituir

replace person: sustituir

substitute: sustituir

to substitute margarine for butter, to substitute butter by , [or with] margarine: sustituir la mantequilla por la margarina

to come on as a substitute: sustituir a alguien

to sit in for sb: sustituir a alguien

cover: sustituir

to do duty for sb: sustituir a alguien

in the PONS Dictionary

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sustituir [sus·ti·tu·ˈir]

sustituir irr como huir VB trans tb. SPORTS:

sustituir: to substitute

sustituir a alguien (temporalmente): to stand in for sb

sustituir a alguien (definitivamente): to replace sb

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sub: sustituir

supersede: sustituir

supplant: sustituir

replace person: sustituir

substitute: sustituir

to substitute margarine for butter, to substitute butter with margarine: sustituir la mantequilla por la margarina

to come on as a substitute: sustituir a alguien

to sit in for sb: sustituir a alguien

interchange: sustituir

to understudy sb: estudiarse un papel para poder sustituir a un actor en caso necesario

to do duty for sb: sustituir a alguien

presente
yo	sustituyo
tú	sustituyes
él/ella/usted	sustituye
nosotros/nosotras	sustituimos
vosotros/vosotras	sustituís
ellos/ellas/ustedes	sustituyen

imperfecto
yo	sustituía
tú	sustituías
él/ella/usted	sustituía
nosotros/nosotras	sustituíamos
vosotros/vosotras	sustituíais
ellos/ellas/ustedes	sustituían

indefinido
yo	sustituí
tú	sustituiste
él/ella/usted	sustituyó
nosotros/nosotras	sustituimos
vosotros/vosotras	sustituisteis
ellos/ellas/ustedes	sustituyeron

futuro
yo	sustituiré
tú	sustituirás
él/ella/usted	sustituirá
nosotros/nosotras	sustituiremos
vosotros/vosotras	sustituiréis
ellos/ellas/ustedes	sustituirán

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

sustituir a alguien (temporalmente): to stand in for sb

sustituir a alguien (definitivamente): to replace sb

to substitute margarine for butter, to substitute butter by , [or with] margarine: sustituir la mantequilla por la margarina

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Hay algo ahí que no se ha podido sustituir.

lectoresdeheidegger.wordpress.com

Cuando vos sustituís importaciones sustituís exportaciones porque son intercambios, no se pueden separar unas de las otras.

elblogdelfusilado.blogspot.com

Y sabemos, en cambio, hasta qué punto el ojo puede sustituir al oído, por ejemplo, mediante la lectura del movimiento de los labios.

bibliotecaignoria.blogspot.com

Las resistencias internas que combatimos en el adulto están sustituidas en el niño, la más de las veces, por dificultades externas.

elpsicoanalistalector.blogspot.com

Vuestra inmoralidad, es lo que hace que impunemente, me hayan sustituido.

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