suplente

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /suˈplẽ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /suˈplẽ.te/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /suˈplẽ.tɨ/

Hyphenation: su‧plen‧te

Noun

suplente m or f by sense (plural suplentes)

substitute, surrogate (person that acts as a substitute)

Related terms

suplência
faltante
antiprofissional
suprível
abaju

References

http://priberam.pt/dlpo/suplente

Spanish

Etymology

From suplir +‎ -ente.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /suˈplente/ [suˈplẽn̪.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ente
Syllabification: su‧plen‧te

Adjective

suplente m or f (masculine and feminine plural suplentes)

substitute, stand-in

Noun

suplente m or f by sense (plural suplentes)

substitute, surrogate (person that acts as a substitute)
(sports) substitute (player who is available to replace another if the need arises, and who may or may not actually do so)

Related terms

suplencia

Further reading

“suplente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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