"substitute for sb" in German to substitute for sb. jdn. vertreten für jdn. einspringen Detailed translations for "substitute for sb" to substitute for sb. to substitute for sb.(also: to stand in for sb., to fill in for sb.) jdn. vertreten{transitive verb} to substitute for sb.(also: to stand in for sb., to fill in for sb.) für jdn. einspringen{intransitive verb}