replace

replace
rə'pleis
verb
1) (to put, use etc (a person, thing etc), or to be put, used etc, in place of another: I must replace that broken lock; He replaced the cup he broke with a new one; Cars have replaced horses as the normal means of transport.) sustituir
2) (to put (something) back where it was: Please replace the books on the shelves.) devolver a su sitio, volver a poner/colocar
- replacement
replace vb
1. devolver a su sitio
replace the books when you have finished with them devuelve los libros a su sitio cuando hayas acabado con ellos
2. reemplazar / cambiar / sustituir
that old cup you broke will be impossible to replace será imposible sustituir esa vieja taza que rompiste
El gerundio de replace se escribe replacing
replace
tr[rɪ'pleɪs]
transitive verb
1 (put back) devolver a su sitio
2 (substitute) reemplazar, sustituir; (change) cambiar
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to replace the receiver colgar el teléfono
replace [ri'pleɪs] vt, -placed ; -placing
1) : volver a poner
replace it in the drawer: vuelve a ponerlo en el cajón
2) substitute: reemplazar, sustituir
3) : reponer
to replace the worn carpet: reponer la alfombra raída
replace
v.
cambiar v.
colocar nuevamente v.
devolver v.
empujar v.
reemplazar v.
relevar v.
remudar v.
reponer v.
(§pres: -pongo, -pones...) pret: -pus-
pp: -puesto
fut/c: -pondr-•)
sustituir v.
rɪ'pleɪs
transitive verb
1)
a) (take the place of) sustituir*, reemplazar*

people are being replaced by robots on assembly lines — los robots están sustituyendo a las personas en las cadenas de montaje or (Méx, Chi) de ensamblaje

b) (provide replacement for) \<\<incompetent employee\>\> reemplazar*; \<\<damaged goods/lost item\>\> reponer*; \<\<broken window/battery\>\> cambiar

to replace something with something — cambiar algo por algo

2) (put back in its place) \<\<book/ornament\>\> volver* a poner or colocar; \<\<lid\>\> volver* a poner; \<\<receiver/handset\>\> colgar*
[rɪ'pleɪs]
VT
1) (=put back) volver a colocar

replace the cap after use — vuelva a colocar la tapa después de usarlo

he replaced the letter in his pocket — se volvió a meter la carta en el bolsillo

to replace the receiver — colgar (el auricular)

2) (=get replacement for) [+ object] reponer; [+ person] sustituir, reemplazar

the body has to replace lost fluid — el cuerpo tiene que reponer los líquidos perdidos

we will replace the broken glasses — repondremos or pagaremos los vasos rotos

they are not going to replace her when she leaves — cuando se vaya no van sustituirla or reemplazarla, no van a poner a nadie en su lugar cuando se vaya

3) (=put in place of)

to replace sth with sth — sustituir algo por algo

the airline is replacing its DC10s with Boeing 747s — la compañía aérea está sustituyendo los DC10 por Boeings 747

to replace sb with sth/sb — sustituir a algn por algo/algn, reemplazar a algn por or con algo/algn

many workers are being replaced by machines — están sustituyendo a muchos trabajadores por máquinas, están reemplazando a muchos trabajadores por or con máquinas

4) (=take the place of) [+ thing] sustituir; [+ person] sustituir, reemplazar

chopped chives can replace the parsley — el perejil se puede sustituir por cebolletas picadas

he replaced Evans as managing director — sustituyó or reemplazó a Evans en el puesto de director gerente

nobody could ever replace him in my heart — nadie podrá jamás ocupar su lugar en mi corazón

5) (=change) cambiar

the battery needs replacing — hay que cambiar la pila

* * *
[rɪ'pleɪs]
transitive verb
1)
a) (take the place of) sustituir*, reemplazar*

people are being replaced by robots on assembly lines — los robots están sustituyendo a las personas en las cadenas de montaje or (Méx, Chi) de ensamblaje

b) (provide replacement for) \<\<incompetent employee\>\> reemplazar*; \<\<damaged goods/lost item\>\> reponer*; \<\<broken window/battery\>\> cambiar

to replace something with something — cambiar algo por algo

2) (put back in its place) \<\<book/ornament\>\> volver* a poner or colocar; \<\<lid\>\> volver* a poner; \<\<receiver/handset\>\> colgar*

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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