no lugar dele

in his place

→ no
phrase Uncommon #19,103
in his place Used to say that one person or thing replaces another, or does something instead of them.
PO: Eu fui à reunião no lugar dele.
EN: I went to the meeting in his place.

O que você teria feito no lugar dele?

What would you have done in his place?

Rapazes, eu deveria estar no lugar dele.

Guys, I should be in his place.

— Braço de Diamante (1969)

E quando ele for encontrado, não queria estar no lugar dele.

And when he is found, I wouldn't want to be in his place.

— Três Homens em Conflito (1966)

O que teriam feito no lugar dele?

What would they have done in his place?

Que teriam as senhoras feito no lugar dele?

What would the ladies have done in his place?

Esse cara assumiu no lugar dele.

This guy took over for him.

— O Operário (2004)

No lugar dele?

In his place?

— Os Falsários (2007)

Vim no lugar dele.

I came in his place.

— Ирония судьбы, или С легким паром! (1976)

O que teriam feito os senhores no lugar dele?

What would you have done in his place?

Que teriam vocês feito no lugar dele?

What would you have done in his place?

Eu teria morrido no lugar dele.

I would have died in his place.

— Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Castelo Infinito (2025)

Que teria feito a senhora no lugar dele?

What would the lady have done in his place?

O que o senhor teria feito no lugar dele?

What would you have done in his place?

Depois a gente vê quem que colocar no lugar dele e pronto.

Then we'll see who to put in his place and that's it.

— Tropa de Elite 2: O Inimigo Agora é Outro (2010)

Que teria feito no lugar dele?

What would I have done in his place?

Eu não queria estar no lugar dele, com toda essa riqueza.

I wouldn’t want to be in his shoes, with all that wealth.

Então quem devia estar aqui era Pável mas no lugar dele veio este cara?

So Pavel should have been here, but this guy came instead?

— Ирония судьбы, или С легким паром! (1976)