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КАК (KAK БУДТО, БУДТО, СЛОВНО, ТОЧНО) ПОДМЕНИЛИ кого-что coll VP 3rd pers pl with indef. refer, only obj: usu. human or collect) (in refer, to s.o. 's personality, behavior, appearance etc) a drastic change came over s.o. : X-a словно подменили = X became a different person (man, woman) X changed completely (in refer, to a positive change only) X became (was like) a new man (woman etc).

Григория будто подменили на войне. Он весь как-то размяк, раздался вширь, у него даже волос поредел... (Абрамов 1). Grigory had become a different person during the war, he was sort of soft now. He had spread out, and his hair had (even) thinned... (1a).

Исподволь наблюдая за Деменским, Бирюков подметил характерную деталь: как только разговор зашел о Степнадзе, Юрия Павловича будто подменили (Черненок 1). Observing Demensky, Birukov noted a characteristic detail: as soon as the conversation touched on Stepnadze, Yuri Pavlovich became a different man (1a).

Линевский:) Был парень как парень... И вдруг что-то с ним сделалось. Как подменили! (Панова 1). (L.:) Не was an all-right fellow...And then suddenly something happened to him. He changed completely' (1a).

(author's usage) «По субботам тебя как будто подменяют. Это от предчувствия свиданья» (Федин 1). "On Saturdays you're like a new man That's from your anticipation of a date" (1a).