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rimpiazzare

to replace

verb reem-pyaht-TSAH-reh Rare

Usage Note

Rimpiazzare is a borrowing (via French remplacer) and is considered slightly informal or journalistic; the more neutral Italian alternative is sostituire. It takes avere as the auxiliary in compound tenses. Use rimpiazzare when emphasizing that someone or something fills a vacant slot left by another.

Examples

"Hanno rimpiazzato il tecnico con un robot."

Natural Translation

They replaced the technician with a robot.

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