Sentence examples of "En vez de" in Spanish with translation "instead of"

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Aprendí francés en vez de alemán. I learned French instead of German.

Ella usó margarina en vez de mantequilla. She used margarine instead of butter.

Hemos aprendido ruso en vez de francés. We learned Russian instead of French.

Él usa miel en vez de azúcar. He uses honey instead of sugar.

Voy a verle yo en vez de tú. I will go to see him instead of you.

Esta mañana bebí té en vez de café. I had tea instead of coffee this morning.

Quiero tener un gato en vez de un perro. I want to keep a cat instead of a dog.

Compré la bicicleta negra en vez de la blanca. I bought the black bike instead of the red one.

Le aconsejó que caminara en vez de tomar una micro. She advised him to walk instead of taking a bus.

En vez de esperar un contrato, podemos tratarlo por teléfono. Instead of waiting for a contract, we can handle it over the phone.

Ve a jugar afuera en vez de ver la tele. Play outside instead of watching TV.

Voy a verle a él en vez de a ti. I will go to see him instead of you.

En vez de ir yo mismo, he enviado un mensajero. Instead of going myself, I sent a messenger.

Entonces voy a hacer un sudoku en vez de seguir molestándote. I will play Sudoku then instead of continuing to bother you.

Mucha gente trabaja los fines de semana en vez de descansar. On weekends, many people work instead of having a rest.

Deberíamos apelar al sentido común en vez de recurrir a la violencia. We should appeal to reason instead of resorting to violence.

Puedes recuperar el tiempo perdido cogiendo un avión en vez de un tren. You can make up for lost time by taking an airplane instead of a train.

Tu podrías estar leyendo una novela en vez de estar mirando hacia el techo. You might as well read a novel instead of staring at the ceiling.

Ella parecía revolcarse en su miseria en vez de tratar de recuperarse del desastre. She seemed to be wallowing in her grief instead of trying to recover from the disaster.

¿Por qué no vamos a mi casa en vez de volver a la fiesta? Instead of going back to the party, why don't we go to my place?

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