alih-alih

Definisi

1. in fact, turns out
2. instead of, instead
3. especially

Padanan

8 more languages

Ελληνικάαντί

Suomitilallatilalle

Bahasa Indonesiamalah

Italianoinvecementrepiuttosto

日本語後

Polskimiastnatomiastzamiast

Русскийвзаменвместо

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Contoh

“Saya kira dia sakit, alih-alih, dia pura-pura saja.”

I thought he was sick, turns out he was just pretending

“Alih-alih pulang cepat, dia memilih untuk lembur demi menyelesaikan pekerjaannya.”

Instead of going home early, he chose to work overtime to finish his tasks.

“Kami menunggu hujan reda, alih-alih, hujan semakin deras.”

We waited for the rain to stop; instead, it got even heavier.

Level CEFR