English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-substitute.ogg|Audio (US)

Verb
en-verb|substitut|ing

1. transitive to replace with something that should function the same way

#*substitute X for Y replace Y with X
#*: I had to substitute new parts for the old ones.
#*(obsolete or nonstandard) substitute X with Y replace X with Y
#*: I had to substitute old parts with the new ones.

1. intransitive to serve as a replacement (for someone or something)

#*1987, w:James Tobin|James Tobin, Essays in Economics, Vol. 2, p. 75
#*:Accumulation of wealth by this route may substitute for personal saving.

Translations

Arabic: ARchar|استبد�|استبد�� unicode|(istábdala)
Chinese: 代� (dàitì)
Czech: nahradit
Dutch: vervangen, substitueren
Finnish: korvata
French: mettre en place de, remplacer, substituer
German: ersetzen
Hungarian: pótolni
mid
Italian: sostituire
Japanese: 代��� (������, daiy� surú)
Korean: ���� (daeyonghada)
Polish: podstawia�
Portuguese: substituir
Russian: замен��� (zamenját�)
Spanish: substituir
Swedish: ersätta

Noun
a substitute (plural: substitutes)

1. a replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose.

Translations

Croatian: t-|hr|supstitut|m, t-|hr|zamjena|f
Czech: náhrada f
Finnish: sijainen, korvike
French: remplaçant m
Hungarian: helyettes, pótlék
mid
Portuguese: substituto m
Spanish: substituto m
Swedish: substitut
Telugu: ప�రత�యామ�నాయ� (pratyaamnaayam)

ar:substitute
el:substitute
fr:substitute
io:substitute
it:substitute
fi:substitute
te:substitute
vi:substitute
tr:substitute
zh:substitute

• 2007-11-13 12:57 - Daniel Polansky - /* Translations */ +Czech

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