Sentence examples of "instead of" in English

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We learned Russian instead of French. Wir haben Russisch anstatt von Französisch gelernt.

I learned French instead of German. Ich habe Französisch statt Deutsch gelernt.

He went there instead of his father. Er ging anstelle seines Vaters.

Will you go to the party instead of me? Gehst du für mich zu der Party?

Will you drink wine instead of milk? Wirst du Wein anstatt Milch trinken?

Instead of complaining, maybe you should help. Statt zu klagen, solltest du vielleicht helfen.

I always travel with travelers' checks instead of cash. Ich verreise immer mit Reiseschecks anstelle von Bargeld.

Let's play cards instead of watching television. Lasst uns Karten spielen, anstatt Fernseh zu schauen.

I chose to leave instead of staying behind. Ich entschied mich, zu gehen, statt zu bleiben.

Instead of going to school, he stayed at home. Anstatt zur Schule zu gehen, blieb er zuhause.

Instead of watching television, the children played outside. Statt fernzusehen, spielten die Kinder draußen.

He stayed at home all day instead of going out. Er blieb den ganzen Tag zu Hause, anstatt vor die Tür zu gehen.

I spent yesterday reading instead of going out. Ich habe den gestrigen Tag mit Lesen verbracht statt rauszugehen.

I will play Sudoku then instead of continuing to bother you. Ich werde also Sudoku spielen, anstatt dich weiter zu stören.

Let's go by train instead of by bus. Lass uns mit der Bahn statt dem Bus fahren.

I stayed at home all day instead of going to work. Ich blieb den ganzen Tag zu Hause, anstatt zur Arbeit zu gehen.

The slogan for the day against extremism was, "multicolored instead of brown". Das Motto für den Antiextremismus-Tag war „bunt statt braun“ .

Instead of waiting for a contract, we can handle it over the phone. Anstatt auf den offiziellen Vertrag zu warten, können wir den Fall auch schon am Telefon klären.

Tom resented the fact that Mary got the promotion instead of hm. Tom ärgerte sich darüber, dass Maria statt seiner die Beförderung zuteil geworden war.

Some clarinetists use clarinets tuned to A instead of B flat in passages which would otherwise be written in unusual keys. Einige Klarinettisten benutzen A-Klarinetten anstatt B-Klarinetten für Passagen, die sonst in ungewöhnlichen Tonarten stünden.

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