Usage examples of "al posto di" in Italian with translation to English

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Paul è andato alla festa al posto di suo padre. Paul went to the party in place of his father.
L'elicottero è così utile che un giorno potrebbe prendere il posto di automobili e treni. The helicopter is so useful that someday it may take the place of cars and trains.
Alcune aziende, alla reception, hanno le guardie al posto dei segretari. Some companies have guards at the front desk instead of receptionists.
Molti lavoratori stanno rischiando il posto di lavoro nel reparto di montaggio. Many workers are facing the ax in the assembly department.
Penso spesso al posto dove ci siamo incontrati. I often think about the place where I met you.
Credo che il posto di lavoro che offrite mi darà l'opportunità di migliorare la mia conoscenza della lingua inglese e le mie abilità di traduzione. I believe the post you offer will give me the opportunity to improve my knowledge of English language and my translating skills.
Tom si fece male al ginocchio sinistro durante l'allenamento, così John dovette giocare al posto suo. Tom hurt his left knee during practice, so John had to play the game in his place.
Non può pagare qualcuno per dormire al posto suo. You can't pay someone to sleep for you.
Non puoi pagare qualcuno per dormire al posto tuo. You can't pay someone to sleep for you.
Ho imparato il francese al posto del tedesco. I learned French instead of German.
Penso spesso al posto dove ci siamo conosciuti. I often think about the place where I met you.
Andrà alla riunione al posto mio. He will go to the meeting instead of me.
Non potete pagare qualcuno per dormire al posto vostro. You can't pay someone to sleep for you.
Attenzione: al posto dei caratteri non supportati viene visualizzato il carattere "_". Warning: unsupported characters are displayed using the '_' character.
Questo posto è grande, vero? This place is large, isn't it?
Voti il suo posto preferito. Vote for your favourite place.
Tra una roccia e un posto duro. Between a rock and a hard place.
Sono venuto presto per prendere un buon posto. I came early in order to get a good seat.
Io conosco un posto che vi piace. I know of a place that you like.
A cosa ti servono gli occhiali da sole in un posto così buio? What do you need sunglasses for in such a dark place?
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