suplir

v.

1 to replace.

2 to supply, to give, to furnish, to provide.

3 to substitute, to replace, to take the place of.

Ella suple a la secretaria She substitutes the secretary.

4 to give supplies to, to supply.

Ellos suplen a la familia Cruz They give supplies to the Cruz family.

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suplir

► verbo transitivo

1 (reemplazar) to replace, substitute

2 (compensar) to make up for

3 (remediar) to remedy

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VT

1) (=compensar) [+ necesidad] to fulfil, fulfill (EEUU); [+ omisión] to make good; [+ falta] to make good, make up for; [+ palabra que falta] to supply

2) (=sustituir) to replace, substitute

suplir a uno con otro — to replace one with another, substitute one for another

está supliendo al portero lesionado — he's replacing the injured goalkeeper

suplen el aceite con grasa animal — they replace the oil with animal fat, they substitute animal fat for the oil

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verbo transitivo

1) (compensar, remediar) to make up for; <dieta> to supplement

2) (reemplazar) <profesor/médico> to stand in for, substitute for; <jugador> to replace, substitute

3) (Col, Ven) (dotar, proveer)

suplir algo/a alguien DE or CON algo — to provide o supply something/somebody with something

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verbo transitivo

1) (compensar, remediar) to make up for; <dieta> to supplement

2) (reemplazar) <profesor/médico> to stand in for, substitute for; <jugador> to replace, substitute

3) (Col, Ven) (dotar, proveer)

suplir algo/a alguien DE or CON algo — to provide o supply something/somebody with something

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suplir [I1 ]

vt

A (compensar, remediar) to make up for

nada podía suplir su ausencia nothing could make up for his not being there

suplir deficiencias en la alimentación to supplement o make good dietary deficiencies

B (reemplazar) ‹profesor/médico› to stand in for, substitute for; ‹jugador› to replace, substitute

no suple completamente las funciones del órgano afectado it does not totally replace o substitute the functions of the affected organ

C (frml); ‹póliza/timbre› to supply

D (Col) (dotar, proveer) suplir algo/a algn DE or CON algo; to provide o supply sth/sb WITH sth

nos suplieron de lo necesario they provided o supplied us with everything we needed

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suplir (conjugate suplir) verbo transitivo
1 (compensar) ‹falta/deficiencia› to make up for
2 (reemplazar) ‹profesor/médico› to stand in for, substitute for;
‹jugador› to replace, substitute
3 (Chi, Col, Ven) (suministrar) to provide, supply
suplir verbo transitivo
1 (reemplazar a una persona) to replace, substitute
2 (sustituir, compensar) to make up for

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suplir vt

1. [sustituir] to stand in for, to substitute for;

suple en la tienda a su hermano he's standing in for his brother in the shop

2. [compensar]

suplir algo (con) to make up o compensate for sth (with);

suple su timidez con una gran tenacidad he makes up for his shyness with great tenacity;

el festival intentará suplir con buen cine la falta de estrellas americanas the festival will try to make up for the lack of American stars with good cinema

3. [añadir] to supply

4. Andes, RP [proporcionar] to provide, to supply;

siempre nos suplieron de todo lo necesario they always provided us with everything we needed;

allí suplen agua potable they supply drinking water there

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suplir

v/t

1 carencia make up for

2 (sustituir) substitute

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suplir vt

1) compensar: to make up for, to compensate for

2) reemplazar: to replace, to substitute

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suplir vb to stand [pt. & pp. stood] in for