Sentence examples of "instead" in English with translation "en su lugar"

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Acting on advice from his astronomers, Alexander the Great decided not to attack Egypt and went to India instead. Actuando bajo el concejo de sus astrónomos, Alejandro Magno decidió no atacar Egipto, y en su lugar fue a India.

Christopher Columbus disliked Spanish brothels, as he found them dirty and too expensive. Instead, he would go out to sea, get lured in - on purpose - by the Siren's song, and then have a rocking good time. A Cristóbal Colón no le gustaban los burdeles españoles, ya que le parecían sucios y demasiado caros. En su lugar, se iba al mar, donde era atraído (a propósito) por la canción de una sirena, y pasaba un buen rato.

Consider what we do to our children. We do not say to them: 'Some people think the earth is round, and others think it is flat; when you grow up, you can, if you like, examine the evidence and form your own conclusion.' Instead of this we say: 'The earth is round.' By the time our children are old enough to examine the evidence, our propaganda has closed their minds... Considerad lo que les hacemos a nuestros hijos. No les decimos "algunas personas creen que la Tierra es redonda, y otras que es plana; cuando crezcas, puedes, si quieres, examinar las pruebas y llegar a tus propias conclusiones". En su lugar decimos "la Tierra es redonda". Para cuando nuestros hijos son lo suficientemente grandes como para examinar las pruebas, nuestra propaganda ha bloqueado su mente...

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