substitute
noun
1 noun SPOR playerionadaí masc4 he was a substitute bhí sé i measc na bhfear ionaid, bhí sé ina ionadaíshe came on as substitute (also she came on as a substitute) d'imir sí mar ionadaí, tháinig sí isteach mar bhean ionaid 2 noun temporary replacementionadaí masc4 they nominated a substitute d'ainmnigh siad ionadaíto act as substitute for sb (also to act as a substitute for sb) ionadaíocht a dhéanamh ar dhuineShow full entry
3 noun PSYCH emotionalionadaí masc4 the landlady was their mother substitute bhí an bhean lóistín in áit máthar acu, bhí an bhean lóistín ina máthair acu 4 noun substance, productionadach masc1 to use sth as a substitute for sth rud a úsáid in ionad ruda, rud a úsáid in áit rudaa cereal substitute gránach ionaida meat substitute ionadach feola 5 noun poor version of sthleagan masc1 it's no substitute for a good camera níl aon chomparáid idir é agus ceamara maithit's only a poor substitute níl ann ach sop in áit na scuaibe
adjective
6 adjective replacing sb/sth elseionaid gs as adj we offer a substitute product tá táirge ionaid le fáil uainnsubstitute manager bainisteoir ionaidverb
7 verb use one thing instead of another TRANSITIVEyou may substitute honey for sugar is féidir mil a úsáid in áit siúcrasubstitute another material úsáid ábhar eile ina ionad 8 verb replace one thing with another TRANSITIVEthe prize can't be substituted for any other ní féidir an duais a chur in áit duais ar bith eile 9 verb replace INTRANSITIVEinsults substituted for proper debate ní raibh ann ach maslaí in áit díospóireacht cheart 10 verb SPOR replace player TRANSITIVEto substitute sb ionadaí a chur isteach in áit duine, ionadaí a chur ar an bpáirc in áit duinehe was substituted in the second half cuireadh ionadaí isteach ina áit sa dara leath 11 verb replace sb temporarily INTRANSITIVEionadaíocht a dhéanamhbheith i d'ionadaíto substitute for sb ionadaíocht a dhéanamh ar dhuine, bheith i d'ionadaí ar dhuine, áit duine a ghlacadh