en lugar de

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese en lugar de (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria): "in place of".

Preposition

en lugar de

  1. instead of; rather than
    Synonym: no canto de
    • c. 1295, R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F, page 146:
      Mays algũus a y que, en lugar de seerẽ conselleyros, som loamineyros
      But there are some that, rather than counselors, are flatterers

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /en luˈɡaɾ de/
  • Syllabification: en lu‧gar de

Preposition

en lugar de

  1. instead of
    Synonym: en vez de

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