substitute

I 1. ['sʌbstɪtjuːt] [AE -tuːt]

nome

1) (person) sostituto m. (-a), rimpiazzo m.; sport riserva f.

2) (product, substance) (prodotto) succedaneo m.

coffee substitute — succedaneo del caffè

sugar substitute — dolcificante

there is no substitute for a good education — non c'è nulla che possa sostituire una buona istruzione

2.

modificatore [machine, device] sostitutivo; [family, parent] putativo

substitute player — sport riserva

substitute teacher — AE supplente

II 1. ['sʌbstɪtjuːt] [AE -tuːt]

verbo transitivo sostituire (for a)

to substitute X for Y — sostituire X a Y

2.

verbo intransitivo

to substitute for sb., sth. — sostituire o rimpiazzare qcn., qcs

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1. verb

(to put in, or to take, the place of someone or something else: I substituted your name for mine on the list.) sostituire

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.) sostituto, supplente

- substitution

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I 1. ['sʌbstɪtjuːt] [AE -tuːt]

nome

1) (person) sostituto m. (-a), rimpiazzo m.; sport riserva f.

2) (product, substance) (prodotto) succedaneo m.

coffee substitute — succedaneo del caffè

sugar substitute — dolcificante

there is no substitute for a good education — non c'è nulla che possa sostituire una buona istruzione

2.

modificatore [machine, device] sostitutivo; [family, parent] putativo

substitute player — sport riserva

substitute teacher — AE supplente

II 1. ['sʌbstɪtjuːt] [AE -tuːt]

verbo transitivo sostituire (for a)

to substitute X for Y — sostituire X a Y

2.

verbo intransitivo

to substitute for sb., sth. — sostituire o rimpiazzare qcn., qcs