replace

remplacer

Prendre la place de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose, ou mettre une autre personne ou chose à sa place.

En anglais simple : To take the place of someone or something, or put someone or something else in their place.

• A machine will replace this worker.
• Sara replaced Tom as team leader.
• Could online lessons replace classroom teaching?

Comment l'utiliser : replace A with B (They replaced the carpet with wooden flooring.)

Synonymes : take the place of, substitute for

Expressions courantes : replace someone with someone, replace the manager, replace old equipment, replace something with something

remplacer

Fournir une autre chose à la place de celle qui est perdue, cassée ou devenue inutile.

En anglais simple : To provide another thing because the original one is lost, broken, or no longer useful.

• I need to replace my broken phone.
• The shop replaced the damaged plates.
• Who will replace the books you lost?

Synonymes : renew

Expressions courantes : replace a battery, replace a window, replace something damaged

remettre, replacer

Remettre quelque chose à l’endroit où il se trouvait auparavant.

En anglais simple : To put something back in its earlier position.

• Please replace the lid.
• She replaced the letter in its envelope.
• He examined the vase and carefully replaced it on the shelf.

Comment l'utiliser : replace something on/in something (Please replace the book on its shelf.)

Synonymes : put back, restore

Contraires : remove

Expressions courantes : replace the lid, replace the cover

rembourser

Rendre l’argent que l’on a pris ou utilisé.

En anglais simple : To pay back money that you have taken or used.

• You must replace the money tomorrow.
• She replaced the cash she had borrowed.
• He promised to replace the missing funds before Friday.

Synonymes : repay, pay back, reimburse

Expressions courantes : replace the money, replace borrowed funds