substitute
A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purposeA replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose.
» There's no substitute for experience.
Опыт ничто не заменит. — odexed
Ніщо не може замінити досвід. — deniko
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4 sensesA replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose.
Ersatz
замени́тельzamenítelʹ, заме́наzaména, суррога́тsurrogát
замінаzamina
A substitute teacher.
A player who is available to replace another if the need arises, and who may or may not actually do so.
Ersatzspieler, Austauschspieler, Auswechselspieler
заме́наzaména
(historical)One who enlists for military service in the place of a conscript.
someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
Examples
128 sentencesThere's no substitute for experience.
Ніщо не може замінити досвід. — deniko
ruОпыт ничто не заменит. — odexed
There's no substitute.
Заміни немає. — deniko
ruТам нет никакой замены. — Ivanovb
Perhaps we could find a substitute.
ruВозможно, мы могли бы найти замену. — marafon
You can't substitute money for health.
ruЗдоровье деньгами не заменишь. — marafon
Tom works as a substitute teacher.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English substituten, from Latin substitutus, past participle of substituō, froFrom Middle English substituten, from Latin substitutus, past participle of substituō, from sub- (“under; beneath”) + statuō (“to put up; establish”). Displaced native Old English spala (“a substitute”) and spelian (“to substitute”).
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Forms
plural: substitutes| Singular | substitute |
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Synonyms
13 synonyms- a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another:replacement
- an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced:reservesecond-stringer
- someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult):stand-inreliefrelieverbackupfill-in