Usages of umjesto
Zašto ste zvali njega umjesto mene?
Why did you call him instead of me?
Umjesto nje, došao je njezin brat.
Instead of her, her brother came.
On je krivac, zašto kriviš mene umjesto njega?
He is the culprit, why are you blaming me instead of him?
Odabrat ću čaj umjesto kave.
I will choose tea instead of coffee.
Tražit ćemo pravu stvar umjesto zamjene.
We will look for the real thing instead of a replacement.
Ako on odustane, ostali će raditi umjesto njega.
If he gives up, others will work instead of him.
Ostali piju pivo umjesto soka.
Others are drinking beer instead of juice.
On radi umjesto mene, bez obzira na umor.
He is working instead of me, regardless of fatigue.
Umjesto kave pio sam čaj, pa sam brzo zaspao.
Instead of coffee I drank tea, so I fell asleep quickly.
Zabava će se održati umjesto sastanka.
The party will take place instead of the meeting.
Danas dolaze jedni stranci umjesto Ivana Horvata.
Some strangers are coming today instead of Ivan Horvat.
Kupit ću jedne nove traperice umjesto haljine.
I will buy one pair of new jeans instead of a dress.
Koristim jedna kliješta umjesto škara.
I use one pair of pliers instead of scissors.
Umjesto hlača, on nosi samo jedne gaće.
Instead of pants, he is wearing only one pair of underpants.
Umjesto da rade zajedno, oni se natječu jedan s drugim.
Instead of working together, they compete with each other.
Umjesto da zaziru, trebali bi biti tolerantni jedni prema drugima.
Instead of shying away, they should be tolerant towards each other.
Njegov auto koristi dizel umjesto benzina.
His car uses diesel instead of petrol.
Pijem kavu s kokosom umjesto mlijeka.
I drink coffee with coconut instead of milk.
Umjesto botaničara, vodič će voditi ekspediciju.
Instead of the botanist, a guide will lead the expedition.
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