Finnish - Turkish
Definition of sen sijaan in Finnish Turkish dictionary
- onun yerine
- bunun yerine
Finnish - English
Definition of sen sijaan in Finnish English dictionary
- instead
The idea of God would be more interesting if instead of having created humans he had found them.
-Ajatus Jumalasta olisi paljon mielenkiintoisempi, jos hän olisi löytänyt ihmiset sen sijaan, että hän olisi luonut heidät.
Don't change sentences that are correct. You can, instead, submit natural-sounding alternative translations.
-Älä muuta lauseita, jotka ovat oikein. Voit sen sijaan lisätä luonnollisen kuuloisia vaihtoehtoisia käännöksiä.
- 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