Hawaii’s volcanic activity today is a good stand-in for the conditions that existed on ancient Mars.
Source: tatoeba (6542522)
Stand-in
Synonyms for "stand-in" (69 found)
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Closest matches (14)
Strong matches (21)
Related words (34)
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Translations
26 translations across 15 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- дубльор noun (person who stands in for an actor during shooting setup)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 代替者 noun (person who stands in for an actor during shooting setup)
French
1 entries- doublure noun (person who stands in for an actor during shooting setup)
German
4 entries- Double noun (person who stands in for an actor during shooting setup)
- Ersatz noun (person who stands in for an actor during shooting setup)
- Lichtdouble noun (person who stands in for an actor during shooting setup)
- Springer noun (person who stands in for an actor during shooting setup)
Hungarian
2 entries- dublőr noun (person who stands in for an actor during shooting setup)
- kaszkadőr noun (person who stands in for an actor during shooting setup)
Interlingua
1 entries- duple noun (person who stands in for an actor during shooting setup)
Italian
2 entries- cascatore noun (person who stands in for an actor during shooting setup)
- sosia noun (person who stands in for an actor during shooting setup)
Japanese
2 entries- 代理 noun (person who stands in for an actor during shooting setup)
- 影武者 noun (person who stands in for an actor during shooting setup)
Portuguese
1 entries- dobro noun (person who stands in for an actor during shooting setup)
Romanian
1 entries- dublură noun (person who stands in for an actor during shooting setup)
Russian
1 entries- дублёр noun (person who stands in for an actor during shooting setup)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- neach-ionaid noun (person who stands in for an actor during shooting setup)
Spanish
2 entries- doble noun (person who stands in for an actor during shooting setup)
- doble de luces noun (person who stands in for an actor during shooting setup)
Swedish
1 entries- stand-in noun (person who stands in for an actor during shooting setup)
Turkish
4 entries- benzer noun (person who stands in for an actor during shooting setup)
- dublör noun (person who stands in for an actor during shooting setup)
- vekil noun (person who stands in for an actor during shooting setup)
- yedek noun (person who stands in for an actor during shooting setup)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
They used a stand-in to set up the lighting so that the actor did not have to be there during the lengthy process.
Source: wiktionary
France's own stand-in stand-off Trinh-Duc missed with a drop-goal when well set but then set off on a curving run through a scattered defensive line which carried him deep into enemy territory until Weepu's desperate tap-tackle finally brought him down.
Source: wiktionary
Beans, corn, and even chopped broccoli work not just as stand-ins but can elevate a meal. Each brings its unique texture and flavor profile.
Source: wiktionary
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