What does suplente in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word suplente in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use suplente in Spanish.

The word suplente in Spanish means substitute, understudy, substitute, reserve, acting judge. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word suplente

substitute

adjetivo de una sola terminación (que reemplaza)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Hoy tuvimos a un profesor suplente en la clase de biología porque el titular se enfermó.
Today we had a substitute teacher for biology class because our regular teacher was sick.

understudy

nombre común en cuanto al género (persona que reemplaza) (theatre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La compañía tiene un suplente por si el actor principal se ausenta.
The theater company has an understudy just in case the main actor is absent.

substitute, reserve

nombre común en cuanto al género (jugador de reserva) (sports)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El suplente entró y anotó el gol de la victoria.
A substitute came on and scored the winning goal.

acting judge

(derecho: juez suplente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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