Remplace (en. Replaces)

[ʁɪmplɑs]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To substitute something for something else.

He replaces the old engine with a new one.

Il remplace le vieux moteur par un nouveau.

To take the place of someone.

She replaces her colleague on leave.

Elle remplace son collègue en congé.

To replace a defective part.

We need to replace the broken glass.

Nous devons remplace la vitre cassée.

Comes from the Latin 'replacare' which means 'to put back in place'.

to replace an absent person

To take over from a person who is not present.

remplacer un absent

to replace a product

To exchange one product for another.

remplacer un produit

to replace the batteries

To change the batteries of a device.

remplacer les batteries

replacement

Action of replacing.

remplacement

substitute

Person or thing that replaces.

remplaçant

replaceable

That can be replaced.

remplaçable

Take over

When he left, I had to replace him, I took over on the fly.

Quand il est parti, j'ai dû le remplacer, je l'ai pris au vol.

Have a substitute

I think my boss hired someone to replace me.

Je crois que mon patron a engagé quelqu'un pour me remplacer.