İşe gitmek yerine bütün gün evde kaldım.
- I stayed at home all day instead of going to work.
Televizyon seyretmek yerine, dışarıya çıkıp biraz temiz hava al.
- Go out and breathe some fresh air instead of watching TV.
Tom onun yerine Mary'nin terfi alması gerçeğine kızdı.
- Tom resented the fact that Mary got the promotion instead of him.
Onun yerine ablası onlarla gitti.
- Instead of her, her sister went with them.
He walked to school instead of taking the car.
Rather than cutting down on cigarettes, why don't you just give them up?
- Instead of cutting down on cigarettes, why don't you just give them up?
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