Usages of umjesto
Umjesto čaja, večeras pijem vodu iz velike šalice.
Instead of tea, tonight I am drinking water from a large cup.
Umjesto auta, idemo preko mosta pješice; to je sigurno.
Instead of the car, we are going over the bridge on foot; that is safe.
Navečer ponekad gledamo seriju na televiziji umjesto filma.
In the evening we sometimes watch a series on television instead of a movie.
Umjesto filma, večeras čitam roman na hrvatskom.
Instead of a movie, tonight I am reading a novel in Croatian.
Kad putujemo, često perem nekoliko majica ručno u kupaonici umjesto u perilici.
When we travel, I often wash a few T‑shirts by hand in the bathroom instead of in the washing machine.
Na jednoj platformi znanstvenica drži online‑predavanje o svemiru umjesto radionice u učionici, koje bilo tko može pratiti bilo gdje u svijetu.
On one platform the scientist (female) gives an online lecture about space instead of a workshop in the classroom, which anyone can follow anywhere in the world.
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