replacement

A noun referring to the act or process of substituting one thing for another, or the person or thing that takes the place of another.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее действие или процесс замены одного предмета другим, или лицо/предмет, занимающий место другого.esSustantivo que designa la acción o el proceso de sustituir una cosa por otra, o la persona o cosa que ocupa el lugar de otra.frNom désignant l’action ou le processus de remplacer une chose par une autre, ou la personne/la chose qui prend la place d’une autre.deSubstantiv, das den Vorgang oder das Ergebnis des Ersetzens eines Gegenstands oder einer Person durch einen anderen bezeichnet; auch die Person oder Sache, die an die Stelle einer anderen tritt.ptSubstantivo que designa a ação ou o processo de substituir uma coisa por outra, ou a pessoa ou coisa que ocupa o lugar de outra.zh名词，指用一物代替另一物的行为或过程，也指代替原有的人或物而占据其位置的人或物。arاسم يدل على عملية أو فعل استبدال شيء بآخر، أو على الشخص أو الشيء الذي يحل محل غيره ويأخذ مكانه.

1. Substitute person B1 formal

   A person who takes the place of another in a job or role.

   • The company hired a replacement for the retiring manager.
   • She worked as a temporary replacement for the receptionist.
   • We need to find a replacement for the injured player.

   ruЗаменаesPersona que sustituye a otrafrPersonne qui remplace une autredeErsatzptSubstitutozh替代者arبديل

   Synonyms: alternatecoverfill-inlocumproxyreliefstand-insubstitutesurrogateunderstudy

2. Substitute object B1 formal

   An object that takes the place of another, especially one that is broken or lost.

   • I ordered a replacement for my broken phone screen.
   • The store offered a free replacement for the defective product.
   • He bought a replacement part for the old engine.

   ruЗаменаesrepuestofrObjet de remplacementdeErsatzptSubstitutozh替代品arبديل

   Synonyms: alternatebackupfill-inproxysparestand-insubstitutesurrogate

   Antonyms: original

• replacements plural form
• replacements' possessive plural form
• replacement's possessive singular form