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en vez de

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
en vez de algo loc prep	(en lugar de algo)	instead of conj
	Hoy tomaré té en vez de café.
	Today I will drink tea instead of coffee.
en vez de hacer algo loc prep	(en lugar de hacer algo)	instead of doing [sth] v expr
		rather than doing [sth] v expr
	Los niños se fueron a jugar en el parque en vez de hacer la tarea.
	The children went to play in the park instead of doing their homework.
en vez de alguien loc prep	(en lugar de alguien)	in place of [sb] expr
	En vez de Melisa, en la recepción había una mujer desconocida.
	In Melissa's place, there was a woman we didn't know at reception.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
de vez en cuando loc adv	(de tanto en tanto)	once in a while, from time to time expr
		every now and then, every so often expr
		occasionally adv
	Mis padres vienen de vez en cuando a visitarnos.
	Once in a while my parents come to visit us.
	My parents come to visit us every now and then.
	Occasionally my parents come to visit us.

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