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157 months ago

anamaria crowe serrano (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:

Spanish > English

Subject:

Other

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

hacía las veces

Context:

pasaron por un pórtico que hacía las veces de entrada

 

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157 months ago

Ffion Marianne Moyle  See profile wrote:

took the place of/stood in for/replaced

My comment:

hacer las veces means to "take the place of"/stand in for/replace

My references:

dictionary (standard)

157 months ago

Itering Languages  See profile wrote:

to act as, serve as

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