"instead of" in seven languages
Meaninginstead of
Spanish
en vez de
/en ˈbeθ de/
inherited
Also en lugar de, 'in place of'.
French
au lieu de
/o ljø də/
other source · Latin LOCUM 'place'
Italian
invece di
/inˈvetʃe di/
inherited
Portuguese
em vez de
/ẽj ves dʒi/
inherited
Romanian
în loc de
/ɨn lok de/
other source · Latin LOCUM 'place'
Catalan
en lloc de
/ən ʎɔk də/
other source · Latin LOCUM 'place'
En comptes de is just as common.
English
instead of
/ɪnˈstɛd əv/
native English · Middle English in stede 'in the place' (Old English stede)
English → Italianinstead ofinvece diNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: vice-president, vicar, vicarious.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
VICEM‘turn, place, stead’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
Spanish and Italian put one thing 'in the turn' of another (VICEM); French and English put it 'in the place' — lieu from LOCUM, stead an old English word for place.
English relatives: vice-president, vicar, vicarious
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In a sentence
- esTomaré té en vez de café.
- frJe prendrai du thé au lieu du café.
- itPrendo il tè invece del caffè.
- ptVou tomar chá em vez de café.
- roIau ceai în loc de cafea.
- caPrendré te en lloc de cafè.
- enI'll have tea instead of coffee.
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