Sustituir (en. Replace)

/sus.ti.tuˈiɾ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To put one thing in place of another.

I decided to replace my old car with a new one.

Decidí sustituir mi coche viejo por uno nuevo.

To replace someone in a position or function.

She had to replace the absent teacher.

Ella tuvo que sustituir al profesor ausente.

To exchange one element for another in a set.

We are going to replace the ingredients with optional ones.

Vamos a sustituir los ingredientes por opcionales.

From Latin 'substituere', which means 'to put underneath'.

replace something with something

To replace one object or element with another.

sustituir algo por algo

replace someone

To take the place of a person in their functions.

sustituir a alguien

replace an idea

To replace one concept with another in a discourse or argumentation.

sustituir una idea

substitution

Action of replacing.

sustitución

replacement

Action of replacing something.

reemplazo

substitute

Person who replaces another in a position or activity.

suplente

To replace something informally.

I'm going to replace the fries with salad this time.

Voy a sustituir las papas fritas por ensalada esta vez.

To change in a more colloquial context.

They replaced the action movies with comedies.

Sustituyeron las películas de acción por comedias.