0 in the place of someone or something else -- en vez de eso, en su lugar
1 in the place of someone or something else -- en vez de alguien/algo
Why don’t you help instead of complaining?
2 rather than sth else -- en lugar de
I was going to drive, but I rode my bike instead. Yo iba a conducir, pero en lugar de eso monté en mi bicicleta.
Try using pen instead of pencil. Intenta usar el bolígrafo en lugar de un lápiz.
Why don’t you help instead of just standing there? ¿Por qué no ayudas en vez de simplemente estar de pie allí?
Instead, they take the opportunity to seize greater control while you are on your knees.
However, it is rather like trying to treat chickenpox by scraping it off the skin instead of going to the doctor.
Now is the time for wisdom instead of big words.
Instead of limiting passenger transport, a solution is needed to deal with bottlenecks and shortages in railway capacity.
Choosing from several flowers instead of one flower is unsuitable.
Instead, we collect more intelligence, monitor more objects, organise more bureaucracy and bring about more displeasure.
Instead, we need encouragement for each person to act responsibly, both for themselves and for others.
Instead, peaceful demonstrators were taken into custody when they arrived at the ferry port.
