instead

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English - Turkish
onun yerine

Onun yerine kart oynayalım. - Let's play cards instead.

Onun yerine az önce tanımladığım iki ekonomik değişkenin tartışmasına döneceğim. - Instead, I will turn to a discussion of the two economic variables I defined a moment ago.

-eceğine
karşılık olarak
z. of -in yerine, -ecek yerde, -eceğine: He came here instead. Oraya gideceğine buraya geldi./Başkasının yerine kendisi buraya geldi
(zarf) yerine
Oraya gideceğine buraya geldi
Başkasının yerine kendisi buraya geldi
instead of yerine
He came here instead
bunun yerine

Çocuğum Kinpira style sauteed Gobo diyemiyor, her zaman bunun yerine Pinkira style sauteed Bogo diyor. - My child cannot say Kinpira style sauteed Gobo, he always says Pinkira style sauteed Bogo instead.

Bunun yerine sana başka sorununda yardım edeyim. - Let me help you with your other problem instead.

-ecek yerde
ivazına
yerine

Televizyon seyretmek yerine, dışarıya çıkıp biraz temiz hava al. - Go out and breathe some fresh air instead of watching TV.

Aptal oğlumun ne yaptığını biliyor musun? Şimdi bile o üniversiteden mezun olup iş bulmak yerine tüm zamanını pachinko oynayarak geçiriyor. - You know what my idiot son's doing? Even now he's graduated from university he spends all his time playing pachinko instead of getting a job.

yerinde

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instead of
yerine

İşe gitmek yerine bütün gün evde kaldım. - I stayed at home all day instead of going to work.

Televizyon seyretmek yerine, dışarıya çıkıp biraz temiz hava al. - Go out and breathe some fresh air instead of watching TV.

instead of
maktansa
instead of
mek yerine
instead of
(İnşaat) onun yerine

Onun yerine ablası onlarla gitti. - Instead of her, her sister went with them.

Onun yerine, erkek kardeşim tutuklandı. - Instead of him, my brother was arrested.

instead of
ivazına
instead of
(önek) -in yerine
choose instead
yerine seç
accept this instead of cash
para yerine bunu kabul et
take this instead of cash
para yerine bunu al
English - English
In the place of something (usually mentioned earlier); as a substitute or alternative

I was going to go shopping, but I went dancing instead.

If you do one thing instead of another, you do the first thing and not the second thing, as the result of a choice or a change of behaviour. They raised prices and cut production, instead of cutting costs Instead of going to work thinking that it will be totally boring, try to be positive
in place of, or as an alternative to; "Felix became a herpetologist instead"; "alternatively we could buy a used car"
If you do not do something, but do something else instead, you do the second thing and not the first thing, as the result of a choice or a change of behaviour. My husband asked why I couldn't just forget about dieting all the time and eat normally instead
on the contrary; "rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left"; "he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"; "used English terms instead of Latin ones"
in place of; as a replacement
In the place or room; usually followed by of
Equivalent; equal to; usually with of

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instead of
in lieu of; in place of; rather than

He walked to school instead of taking the car.

instead of
In place of; rather than: ordered chicken instead of fish
instead of
in place of
ınstead
{a} in the room or place
instead of
rather than

Rather than cutting down on cigarettes, why don't you just give them up? - Instead of cutting down on cigarettes, why don't you just give them up?

Turkish - English

Definition of instead in Turkish English dictionary

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yerde instead of
(preceded by a future participle): Tatlı yiyecek yerde meyve ye. Instead of eating sweet pastries, eat fruit
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