How is the phrase au lieu de translated from French to English
À la place de ; plutôt qu'autre chose.
In place of; rather than something else.
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English translation
Instead of
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Prends le bus au lieu d'un taxi. — Take the bus instead of a taxi.
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Elle m'a écrit au lieu d'appeler. — She wrote to me instead of calling.
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Au lieu de se plaindre, il a réparé la fuite lui-même. — Instead of complaining, he fixed the leak himself.
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How is “au lieu de” translated from French?
“au lieu de” translates into English as “Instead of”. Add this word to your VibeLing vocabulary and lock it in with spaced repetition.
What does “au lieu de” mean?
Meaning of “au lieu de”: À la place de ; plutôt qu'autre chose. In English — “Instead of”.
What part of speech is “au lieu de”?
“au lieu de” is a preposition.
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au lieu de — Instead of
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