| Principal Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| substitute n | ([sth] in place of other) | sustituto, substituto nm |
| | | suplente n común |
| | | reemplazante n común |
| | Nina didn't have any coriander, so she searched through her spice rack looking for a suitable substitute to use in the recipe. |
| | A Nina no le quedaba cilantro, así que se puso a buscar entre sus especias para ver cuál sería un buen sustituto. |
| substitute n | (sports: replacement) | suplente n común |
| | The coach sent on a substitute to replace the injured player. |
| | La entrenadora envió a un suplente para reemplazar al jugador lesionado. |
| substitute [sth] for [sth] vtr + prep | (use in place of [sth] else) | usar algo en vez de algo vtr + loc prep |
| | Since I'm lactose intolerant, I substituted water for milk in the recipe. |
| | Soy intolerante a la lactosa, así que usé agua en vez de leche en la receta. |
| substitute [sth/sb] with [sth/sb] vtr + prep | (replace with [sth] else) | reemplazar por, remplazar por vtr + prep |
| | | reemplazar con, remplazar con vtr + prep |
| | | sustituir por, substituir por vtr + prep |
| | | sustituir con, substituir con vtr + prep |
| | Since I'm lactose intolerant, I substituted milk with water in the recipe. |
| | Soy intolerante a la lactosa, así que reemplacé la leche por agua en la receta. |
| substitute for [sb] vi + prep | (replace in a job) | reemplazar a, remplazar a vtr + prep |
| | | sustituir a, substituir a vtr + prep |
| | At this meeting, Mr Jones will be substituting for Mr Smith, who is off sick today. |
| | Durante esta reunión, el Sr. Jones reemplazará al Sr. Smith que hoy está enfermo. |
| Additional Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| substitute n | US, abbreviation (substitute teacher) | sustituto, sustituta nm, nf |
| | The substitute asked the class what they had been doing with their regular teacher. |
| | El sustituto le preguntó a la clase qué habían estado haciendo con su profesor. |
| substitute n as adj | (in place of another) | sustituto, substituto adj |
| | The coach sent the substitute striker onto the field. |
| | El entrenador mandó al campo al delantero sustituto. |
| substitute⇒ vi | (as teacher) | sustituir⇒ vtr |
| | Your regular teacher is off sick today, so Mr Wiseman will be substituting. |
| | Su profesora regular está enferma hoy, así que la va a sustituir el profesor Wiseman. |
| substitute for [sb] vi + prep | (as teacher) | sustituir a, substituir a vtr + prep |
| | Mrs. Black substituted for our science teacher today. |
| | Hoy la Sra. Black sustituyó al profesor de ciencias. |