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Inglés		Español
stand in vi phrasal	(replace [sb] temporarily)	hacer de sustituto, hacer de sustituta
	Linda is standing in while the usual secretary is ill.
	Linda está haciendo de sustituta porque la secretaria habitual está enferma.
stand in for [sb] vi phrasal + prep	(replace [sb] temporarily)	reemplazar a, remplazar a vtr + prep
		sustituir a, substituir a vtr + prep
	Your teacher had an emergency so I will stand in for her for this class.
	Su maestra tuvo una emergencia, así que la voy a reemplazar en esta clase.
stand in for [sth] vi phrasal + prep	(be a substitute for [sth])	representar a vtr + prep
	Trying to explain the accident to his friends in the bar, Gavin used the beer glass to stand in for the car and the mat to stand in for the pedestrian.
	Para explicarle el accidente a sus amigos, Gavin usó el vaso de cerveza para representar al coche y el posavasos para representar al peatón.
stand-in n	([sb] who replaces [sb], substitute)	suplente n común
	I'm glad our normal teacher is back; the stand-in wasn't very good.
	Me alegro de que haya vuelto el profesor, el suplente no era muy bueno.

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In the English description:

act up - cover - dummy - guest - represent - sub for - understudy

Spanish:

sustituir - relevar - representar - reemplazar - salir al quite - suplir

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