instead

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈstɛd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪnˈstɛd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(in sted)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
instead adv (in preference)en lugar de loc prep
  mejor adv
 You offered me wine and soda, but I'll have water instead.
 Me ofreciste vino o refresco, pero tomaré agua en lugar de eso.
 Me ofreciste vino y refresco, pero mejor tomaré agua.
instead of [sth/sb] adv + prep (in place of)en vez de loc prep
  en lugar de loc prep
 At Christmas, she cooks a nut roast instead of turkey.
 En Navidad, ella cocina una cacerola de nueces en vez de pavo.
instead of doing [sth] expr (rather than do [sth] else)en lugar de loc prep
  en vez de loc prep
 I watched TV instead of doing my homework.
 Estuve mirando televisión en lugar de hacer los deberes.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
in its stead adv formal (in place of [sth])en su lugar loc adv
 I took out the old lightbulb and put in a new energy-efficient bulb in its stead.
 Quité la bombilla vieja y puse una de bajo consumo en su lugar.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
in [sb]'s stead expr formal (in [sb] else's place or position)en su lugar loc prep
 I told my mother I would attend the funeral in her stead.
 Le dije a mi madre que yo asistiría al funeral en su lugar.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
stead | instead
InglésEspañol
stand [sb] in good stead v expr (be useful or beneficial to [sb])servirle a alguien vi + prep
  serle útil a alguien loc verb + prep
 This car should stand you in good stead for ten years or so.
 Este coche te servirá para diez años o más.
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'instead' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Collocations: would rather [go, stop, decide] instead (of), instead of [going] I would rather, focus instead on, more...

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