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lieu

(lo͞o)

n. Archaic

Place; stead.

Idiom:

in lieu of

In place of; instead of.

[French, from Old French, from Latin locus.]

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lieu

(ljuː; luː)

stead; place (esp in the phrases in lieu, in lieu of)

[C13: from Old French, ultimately from Latin locus place]

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lieu

(lu)

n.

place; stead.

Idioms:

in lieu of, in place of; instead of: He gave us an IOU in lieu of cash.

[1250–1300; Middle English liue < Old French liu < Latin locus place]

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Noun

lieu - the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"

stead, place, position

role, function, office, part - the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"

behalf - as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as "on behalf of" rather than "in behalf of"); "the guardian signed the contract on behalf of the minor child"; "this letter is written on behalf of my client";

lieu

noun

in lieu of instead of, in place of He left his furniture to his landlord in lieu of rent.

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lieu

noun

Archaic. The function or position customarily occupied by another:

place, stead.

Translations

invece invece di

lieu

[luː] N in lieu of → en lugar de, en vez de

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lieu

[ˈluː] n
in lieu of prep → en lieu et place de

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lieu

n (form) money in lieu → stattdessen Geld; in lieu of X → anstelle von X; in lieu of that → stattdessen; I work weekends and get time off in lieu (esp Brit) → ich arbeite an Wochenenden und kann mir dafür (an anderen Tagen) freinehmen

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lieu

[luː] n in lieu of → invece di, al posto di

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They had made a harpooneer of him, and that barbed iron was in lieu of a sceptre now.

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Then we joined hands and sang "Auld Lang Syne." Sara Ray cried bitterly in lieu of singing.

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It was some time before they started for their walk; he kept an arm about her, and their sides were close together as they walked; the sun, the birds, the west wind running among the trees, a pressure, a look, the grasp tightening round a single finger, these things stood them in lieu of thought and filled their hearts with joy.

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He's comfortable here and well looked after; make him an allowance, or give him a good lump sum in lieu of all claims.

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In lieu of whip, he carried in his hand a great gold-headed cane, as large as any footman carries in these days, and his various modes of holding this unwieldy weapon--now upright before his face like the sabre of a horse-soldier, now over his shoulder like a musket, now between his finger and thumb, but always in some uncouth and awkward fashion--contributed in no small degree to the absurdity of his appearance.

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Suppose, in lieu of one general system, two, or three, or even four Confederacies were to be formed, would not the same difficulty oppose itself to the operations of either of these Confederacies?

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In the course of the night the free trappers surrounded the lodge of the Pierced-nose chief and in lieu of Christmas carols, saluted him with a feude joie.

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Methinks it is no great stretch of generosity to allow us lambs for the altar of the Lord, receiving in lieu thereof thirty silver shekels per head !"

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They were of various sizes and shapes, but enough were of handy dimensions for use as ammunition in lieu of my precious arrows.

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His teeth seemed perpetually to ache with desire, and in lieu of black legs he husked the cocoanuts that fell from the trees in the compound, kept the enclosure clear of intruding hens, and made a hostile acquaintance with every boss-boy who came to report.