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reemplazar

to replace

verb rreh-em-plah-SAHR Less Common
Descriptions & Qualities

Also means

to substitute

Usage Note

Reemplazar takes the preposition con or por for the replacement: reemplazó el motor viejo por uno nuevo (replaced the old engine with a new one). It is slightly more formal than sustituir, which is equally common and interchangeable in most contexts. The related noun is reemplazo (replacement).

Examples

"Hay que reemplazar las pilas del mando."

Natural Translation

The remote control batteries need to be replaced.

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