No. 1,048 in Catalan
substituir
To replace or substitute.
In a sentence
Ell va haver de substituir el pany de la porta.
He had to replace the door lock.
Here, 'substituir' is used in the context of replacing a physical object (the lock) with another due to necessity.
L'entrenador ha decidit substituir el jugador lesionat.
The coach decided to substitute the injured player.
In this sentence, 'substituir' means taking the place of someone in a functional role, typically used in sports or events.
Han substituït el programa per una pel·lícula especial.
They replaced the program with a special movie.
'Substituir' here indicates replacing one concept or event (a program) with another one (a movie), which often happens in broadcasting or scheduling.
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