au lieu de

/o ljø də/

conjunction A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Meaning

instead of
- Elle a pris le train au lieu de la voiture.
  
  She took the train instead of the car.

Similar in other languages

German

anstatt is the German word for the same thing — both mean "instead of."

German

statt is the German word for the same thing — both mean "instead of."

1 What does au lieu de mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle a pris le train au ___ de la voiture.

conjunction

Last updated 2026-09-27