Instead
//ɪnˈstɛd//
Translations of "instead" (44 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albanian | në vend që(in the place of (it)), në vend të(in the place of (it)) | — | |
| Arabic | بَدَلاً مِن(in the place of (it)) | badalan min | |
| Aramaic | ܚܠܦ(in the place of (it)) | ħlap | |
| Assamese | অৰ সলনি(in the place of (it)), আনহাতে(in the place of (it)) | -or xoloni, anhate | |
| Bashkir | урынына(in the place of (it)) | urınına | |
| Bengali | পরিবর্তে(in the place of (it)) | poriborte | |
| Breton | kentoc'h(in the place of (it)) | — | |
| Bulgarian | вме́сто(in the place of (it)) | vmésto | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 代替(in the place of (it)), 抵作(in the place of (it)) | dàitì, dǐzuò | |
| Coptic | ⲁⲛⲧⲓ(in the place of (it)) | anti | |
| Czech | místo toho(in the place of (it)), namísto(in the place of (it)) | — | |
| Danish | i stedet(in the place of (it)), i stedet for(in the place of (it)) | — | |
| Dutch | in plaats daarvan(in the place of (it)) | — | |
| Esperanto | anstataŭe(in the place of (it)) | — | |
| Finnish | asemasta(in the place of (it)), sen sijaan(in the place of (it)), sen sijasta(in the place of (it)), tilalle(in the place of (it)) | — | |
| French | au lieu de(in the place of (it)), plutôt(in the place of (it)), à la place(in the place of (it)) | — | |
| German | anstatt(in the place of (it)), stattdessen(in the place of (it)) | — | |
| Greek | αντί(in the place of (it)) | antí | |
| Hebrew | במקום(in the place of (it)) | — | |
| Hindi | के बजाय(in the place of (it)) | ke bajāy | |
| Hungarian | hanem(in the place of (it)), helyette(in the place of (it)), inkább(in the place of (it)) | — | |
| Icelandic | í stað þess(in the place of (it)), í staðinn(in the place of (it)) | — | |
| Indonesian | malah(in the place of (it)) | — | |
| Irish | ina ionad(in the place of (it)), ina áit(in the place of (it)) | — | |
| Italian | al posto di(in the place of (it)), in luogo di(in the place of (it)), invece(in the place of (it)) | — | |
| Japanese | ...の代わりに(in the place of (it)) | ...no kawari-ni | |
| Korean | 대신에(in the place of (it)) | daesine | |
| Macedonian | место(in the place of (it)), наместо(in the place of (it)) | mesto, namesto | |
| Malay | sebaliknya(in the place of (it)) | — | |
| Norwegian | i staden(in the place of (it)), i stedet(in the place of (it)), isteden(in the place of (it)) | — | |
| Polish | zamiast(in the place of (it)) | — | |
| Portuguese | antes(in the place of (it)), ao invés de(in the place of (it)), em vez de(in the place of (it)) | — | |
| Romanian | în loc de(in the place of (it)) | — | |
| Russian | вме́сто(in the place of (it)) | vmésto | |
| Serbo-Croatian | mesto(in the place of (it)), misto(in the place of (it)), misto(in the place of (it)), mjesto(in the place of (it)), u zamjenu(in the place of (it)), umesto(in the place of (it)), umjesto(in the place of (it)), место(in the place of (it)), мјесто(in the place of (it)), уместо(in the place of (it)), умјесто(in the place of (it)) | — | |
| Sicilian | mmeci(in the place of (it)), scanciu(in the place of (it)) | — | |
| Slovene | namésto(in the place of (it)) | — | |
| Spanish | en lugar de(in the place of (it)), en lugar de aqueso(in the place of (it)), en su lugar(in the place of (it)), en vez de(in the place of (it)), en vez de ello(in the place of (it)), mejor(in the place of (it)) | — | |
| Swedish | istället(in the place of (it)) | — | |
| Thai | แทน(in the place of (it)) | taen | |
| Turkish | yerine(in the place of (it)) | — | |
| Ukrainian | нато́мість(in the place of (it)) | natómistʹ | |
| Venetan | inveẑe(in the place of (it)), invése(in the place of (it)), invéze(in the place of (it)) | — | |
| Vietnamese | thay vì(in the place of (it)) | — |
në vend që, në vend të
kentoc'h
místo toho, namísto
i stedet, i stedet for
in plaats daarvan
anstataŭe
asemasta, sen sijaan, sen sijasta, tilalle
au lieu de, plutôt, à la place
anstatt, stattdessen
במקום
hanem, helyette, inkább
í stað þess, í staðinn
malah
ina ionad, ina áit
al posto di, in luogo di, invece
sebaliknya
i staden, i stedet, isteden
zamiast
antes, ao invés de, em vez de
în loc de
mesto, misto, misto, mjesto, u zamjenu, umesto, umjesto, место, мјесто, уместо, умјесто
mmeci, scanciu
namésto
en lugar de, en lugar de aqueso, en su lugar, en vez de, en vez de ello, mejor
istället
yerine
inveẑe, invése, invéze
thay vì
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