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instead

French translation: au lieu de

04:32 Nov 1, 2001
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary
English term or phrase: instead
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zahi
French translation:au lieu de
Explanation:
instead of doing - au lieu de faire ...

instead, he did... - au lieu de faire cela, il a ...
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mckinnc
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Summary of answers provided
5 +5au lieu de
mckinnc
5 +1au lieu de
Umit Altug
5à la place
mckinnc
4au lieu de
DPolice
4en lieu et place de
JH Trads
4a la place de
yacine


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
au lieu de


Explanation:
instead of doing - au lieu de faire ...

instead, he did... - au lieu de faire cela, il a ...

mckinnc
Local time: 17:00
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agree  Albane GAND
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
au lieu de


Explanation:
That's all, since no context is mentioned.

Umit Altug
Local time: 18:00
Native speaker of: Turkish
PRO pts in pair: 1

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agree  FrAngXL
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au lieu de


Explanation:
if you mean "instead of" + a noun or a gerund = au lieu de
Do something instead of crying!
(au lieu de pleurer)
If "instead" is at the end of a clause:
don't cry, act instead = agit plutôt.

More context would be useful.

DPolice
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
à la place


Explanation:
Another possibility

mckinnc
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en lieu et place de


Explanation:
Hi zahi,

if your "instead" must be rendered with a bit more emphasys, you could well say "en lieu et place", which just stresses the idea, as you can see in this example below:

et Rondes de printemps, Zoltan Kocsis a inséré L'Ile des mortsde Rachmaninov en
lieu et place d'Ibéria puis a demandé au public de n'applaudir qu'à la fin ...
sortir.lemonde.fr/article/0,4462,205723--2561,00.html - 32k


I hope it helps

JH Trads
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Local time: 11:00
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a la place de


Explanation:
autre possibilite
yacine


yacine
Local time: 17:00
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 157
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