How is the phrase en vez de translated from Spanish to English

English translation
Instead of
preposition

En lugar de; antes que otra cosa.

In place of; rather than something else.

Examples with “en vez de”

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  • Coge el autobús en vez de un taxi. — Take the bus instead of a taxi.

  • Me escribió en vez de llamarme. — She wrote to me instead of calling.

  • En vez de quejarse, arregló él mismo la fuga. — Instead of complaining, he fixed the leak himself.

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