substitute

sostituire

Usare una persona o una cosa al posto di un’altra.

In inglese semplice: To use one person or thing instead of another.

• You can substitute milk for cream.
• We substituted cheaper materials to reduce costs.
• Could you substitute for me at tomorrow’s meeting?

Come si usa: substitute A for B (You can substitute honey for sugar.); substitute B with A (We substituted the butter with olive oil.)

Sinonimi: replace, stand in

Espressioni comuni: substitute something for something, substitute someone for someone

sostituire

Togliere un giocatore dalla partita e metterne un altro al suo posto.

In inglese semplice: To take a player out of a game and put another player in their place.

• The coach substituted our goalkeeper.
• He was substituted after twenty minutes.
• Will they substitute the injured player?

Come si usa: substitute someone for someone (The coach substituted a defender for the injured striker.)

Sinonimi: replace, take off

Espressioni comuni: substitute a player, substitute someone for someone

sostituto, alternativa

Qualcosa usato al posto di un’altra cosa per lo stesso scopo.

In inglese semplice: Something used instead of another thing for the same purpose.

• This drink contains a sugar substitute.
• There is no substitute for fresh air.
• We found a cheaper substitute for the original material.

Come si usa: substitute for something (Yogurt is a good substitute for cream.)

Sinonimi: replacement, alternative

Espressioni comuni: sugar substitute, a suitable substitute, substitute for something

supplente, sostituto

Persona pronta a prendere il posto di un’altra, soprattutto di un insegnante o di un membro di una squadra.

In inglese semplice: A person ready to take another person’s place, especially a teacher or a member of a sports team.

• We had a substitute teacher today.
• The team called in a substitute.
• Our substitute taught maths while Mrs Lee was away.

Come si usa: substitute for someone (We need a substitute for our regular teacher.)

Sinonimi: stand-in, replacement

Espressioni comuni: substitute teacher, act as substitute, substitute for someone

riserva, sostituto

Giocatore che aspetta di prendere il posto di un altro durante una partita.

In inglese semplice: A player who waits to take the place of another player during a game.

• He started the match as a substitute.
• The coach sent on two substitutes.
• An unused substitute watched the whole game from the bench.

Sinonimi: reserve, replacement

Espressioni comuni: unused substitute, substitute goalkeeper, come on as substitute