à la place de, au lieu de

listen to the pronunciation of à la place de, au lieu de
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rather than
instead of; in preference to

I'd like a dog rather than a cat.

Used to indicate that the following alternative is less preferred

I'd like to go home early rather than risk the roads later.

And not
and not (e.g.: "The legs of the table are glued to the body, rather than screwed onto it.")
instead of
a la place de, au lieu de
in place