sub for

sʌb fər

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Definition of sub for - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

replace temporarily

replace someone or something for a short time

Can you sub for me at work tomorrow?
She agreed to sub for the coach.
I had to sub for a sick colleague.

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Expressions with sub

sub in

replace another person temporarily in a role or position

She had to sub in for her colleague who was sick.

sub out

replace someone or something with a substitute

The coach decided to sub out the injured player.

sub rosa

adv.

in secret or covertly

The committee met sub rosa to discuss the issue.

sub-zero

adj.

having a temperature lower than 0°C, extremely cold

We had sub-zero weather all week.

pizza sub

heated sandwich with pizza toppings

I ordered a pizza sub for lunch.

party sub

very long sandwich served at parties

We ordered a party sub for the birthday celebration.

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French:remplacer, ...
German:einspringen, ...
Italian:sostituire, ...
Spanish:sustituir, ...
Portuguese:substituir, ...
Chinese:替代, ...
Japanese:代わりをする, ...
Arabic:حَلَّ مَحَلَّ, ...
Hebrew:לְמַלֵּא מָקוֹם, ...
Russian:заменять, ...
Ukrainian:заміняти, ...
Hindi:प्रतिस्थापित करना, ...
Bengali:প্রতিস্থাপন করা, ...
Catalan:substituir, ...
Czech:zaskočit za, ...
Danish:erstatte midlertidigt, ...
Dutch:invallen, ...
Greek:αντικαθιστώ προσωρινά, ...
Hungarian:helyettesíteni, ...
Khmer:ជំនួសបណ្តោះអាសន្នឱ្យ, ...
Korean:대신하다, ...
Persian:جایگزین شدن برای, ...
Polish:zastępować, ...
Portuguese (BR):substituir, ...
Romanian:a înlocui temporar, ...
Swedish:ersätta, ...
Thai:แทนที่, ...
Turkish:yerine geçmek, ...
Vietnamese:thay thế tạm thời, ...

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