instead

instead
instead [ɪnˈsted]
adverb
• if you don't like orange juice, have some mineral water instead si vous n'aimez pas le jus d'orange, prenez plutôt de l'eau minérale
• his brother came instead ( = instead of him) son frère est venu à sa place
• I didn't go to the office, I went to the cinema instead au lieu d'aller au bureau, je suis allé au cinéma
► instead of au lieu de
• instead of going to school au lieu d'aller à l'école
• we decided to have dinner at 8 o'clock instead of 7 nous avons décidé de dîner à 8 heures au lieu de 7
• Emma came instead of Liz Emma est venue à la place de Liz
• Emma came instead of her Emma est venue à sa place
• use olive oil instead of butter remplacez le beurre par de l'huile d'olive
• this is instead of a birthday present cela tient lieu de cadeau d'anniversaire
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[ɪn'sted] 1.
adverb

we didn't go home, we went to the park instead — au lieu de rentrer nous sommes allés au parc

try camping instead — essaie plutôt le camping

let's take a taxi instead — prenons plutôt un taxi

she didn't go to London, instead she decided to go to Oxford — au lieu d'aller à Londres elle a décidé d'aller à Oxford

I was going to phone but wrote instead — j'allais téléphoner mais finalement j'ai écrit

her son went instead — son fils y est allé à sa place

2.
instead of prepositional phrase

instead of doing — au lieu de faire

instead of something — au lieu de quelque chose

use oil instead of butter — utilisez de l'huile à la place du beurre

instead of somebody — à la place de quelqu'un


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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