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{ "etymology_text": ": instead of < → δείτε τις λέξεις instead και of", "forms": [ { "form": "instead of" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "prep", "senses": [ { "examples": [ { "text": "I will do it instead of you.", "translation": "Θα το κάνω εγώ αντί για σένα." }, { "text": "Giannis will come instead of me", "translation": "Αντί για μένα θα έρθει ο Γιάννης." }, { "text": "They chose Physics instead of History.", "translation": "Διάλεξαν τη Φυσική αντί για την Ιστορία." }, { "text": "If he doesn’t come with me, I will take you instead of him.", "translation": "Αν δεν έρθει μαζί μου, θα πάρω εσένα αντί γι' αυτόν." }, { "text": "We’ll take our tea in the garden instead of inside the house.", "translation": "Θα πάρουμε το τσάι μας στον κήπο αντί (για) μέσα στο σπίτι." }, { "text": "We went to the movies instead of going home.", "translation": "Πήγε σινεμά αντί να πάει σπίτι." } ], "glosses": [ "αντί για, αντί να" ], "id": "el-instead_of-en-prep--i33Ww2a" } ], "synonyms": [ { "word": "in place of" }, { "word": "in lieu of" }, { "word": "over" } ], "word": "instead of" }
{ "etymology_text": ": instead of < → δείτε τις λέξεις instead και of", "forms": [ { "form": "instead of" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "prep", "senses": [ { "examples": [ { "text": "I will do it instead of you.", "translation": "Θα το κάνω εγώ αντί για σένα." }, { "text": "Giannis will come instead of me", "translation": "Αντί για μένα θα έρθει ο Γιάννης." }, { "text": "They chose Physics instead of History.", "translation": "Διάλεξαν τη Φυσική αντί για την Ιστορία." }, { "text": "If he doesn’t come with me, I will take you instead of him.", "translation": "Αν δεν έρθει μαζί μου, θα πάρω εσένα αντί γι' αυτόν." }, { "text": "We’ll take our tea in the garden instead of inside the house.", "translation": "Θα πάρουμε το τσάι μας στον κήπο αντί (για) μέσα στο σπίτι." }, { "text": "We went to the movies instead of going home.", "translation": "Πήγε σινεμά αντί να πάει σπίτι." } ], "glosses": [ "αντί για, αντί να" ] } ], "synonyms": [ { "word": "in place of" }, { "word": "in lieu of" }, { "word": "over" } ], "word": "instead of" }
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