substitute
/ˈsʌb.stɪ.tʃuːt/ verbe B2En français : mettre en place de, remplacer, substituer
- To use in place of something else, with the same function. · I had no shallots so I substituted onion.
- To use X in place of Y. · I had to substitute new parts for the old ones.
- To use Y in place of X; to replace X with Y. · I had to substitute old parts with the new ones.
- To remove (a player) from the field of play and bring on another in his place. · He was playing poorly and was substituted after twenty minutes
- To serve as a replacement (for someone or something).
He/she/it substitutes · Prétérit substituted · Participe passé substituted · Forme en -ing substituting
Formes du verbe
- Forme de base
- substitute
- He/she/it
- substitutes
- Prétérit
- substituted
- Participe passé
- substituted
- Forme en -ing
- substituting
Dans la bibliothèque
“Valentine,” he answered, “during my long watch over you, all I have observed has been what people visited you, what nourishment was prepared, and what beverage was served; then, when the latter appeared dangerous to me, I entered, as I have now done, and substituted, in the place of the poison, a healthful draught; which, instead of producing the death intended, caused life to circulate in your veins.”
“Well, I hoped to get an exchange of arms,—to substitute the sword for the pistol; the pistol is blind.”
And if I do not possess that talent, which your smiles prove to me you doubt, should I not still have that ardent love of independence, which will be a substitute for wealth, and which in my mind supersedes even the instinct of self-preservation?
Cloth of gold for coverlet there was none, but an old piano scarf of yellow Japanese crepe was an excellent substitute.
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