surrogate

de substitution

Qui sert ou agit à la place d’une autre personne ou chose.

En anglais simple : Used or acting in place of another person or thing.

• She became a surrogate parent to the boy.
• They used a surrogate measure of success.
• The baby was carried by a surrogate mother.

Synonymes : substitute, replacement

Expressions courantes : surrogate mother, surrogate parent, surrogate measure

substitut, remplaçant

Personne ou chose utilisée à la place d’une autre.

En anglais simple : A person or thing used in place of another.

• We used honey as a surrogate for sugar.
• The model acts as a surrogate for the real system.
• They needed a surrogate while the director was away.

Comment l'utiliser : a surrogate for someone/something (The mixture served as a surrogate for butter.)

Synonymes : substitute, replacement, stand-in

Expressions courantes : a surrogate for, use a surrogate

parent de substitution

Personne ou animal qui remplace un autre, notamment un parent, pour s’occuper de quelqu’un ou le guider.

En anglais simple : A person or animal that takes another’s place in caring for or guiding someone.

• His uncle became a father surrogate.
• The keeper acted as a surrogate for the baby monkey’s mother.
• A gentle dog served as a surrogate for the orphaned puppy’s mother.

Comment l'utiliser : a surrogate for someone (Her aunt became a surrogate for her absent mother.)

Synonymes : substitute parent, stand-in

Expressions courantes : a parental surrogate, a surrogate for

représentant de campagne

Personne qui parle ou fait campagne au nom d’un candidat à la présidence.

En anglais simple : A person who speaks or campaigns on behalf of a presidential candidate.

• The candidate sent a surrogate to the debate.
• Her surrogates spoke at rallies across the state.
• A campaign surrogate defended his plan on television.

Comment l'utiliser : a surrogate for someone (The senator campaigned as a surrogate for the candidate.)

Synonymes : representative, spokesperson

Expressions courantes : a campaign surrogate, a surrogate for

délégué de l’évêque

Personne autorisée à approuver des autorisations de mariage au nom d’un évêque.

En anglais simple : A person authorized to approve marriage licences for a bishop.

• The surrogate approved their marriage licence.
• The bishop appointed a new surrogate.
• Couples applied to the surrogate for permission to marry.

Synonymes : deputy

Expressions courantes : a bishop’s surrogate, appoint a surrogate

substituer, nommer

Mettre quelqu’un ou quelque chose à la place d’un autre, ou désigner une personne pour reprendre ses fonctions.

En anglais simple : To put someone or something in another’s place, or appoint someone to take over.

• The council surrogated a new officer.
• They surrogated a deputy for the retiring judge.
• The committee surrogated another member in her place.

Comment l'utiliser : surrogate someone/something for someone/something (The council surrogated a deputy for the absent official.)

Synonymes : substitute, replace

Expressions courantes : surrogate someone, surrogate something for something