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alta
feminine noun
1. (del hospital)
- alta (médica) -> discharge
- dar de alta a alguien, dar el alta a alguien -> to discharge somebody (from hospital)
2. membership (en una asociación)
- darse de alta (en) -> to become a member (of)
- dar de alta a alguien -> to enroll somebody; to connect somebody (en teléfono, Internet)
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alta [ahl’-tah]
noun
1. Orders to active duty. (Military) (f)
2. Discharge (de un hospital). (f)
3. New member. (f)
- Dar de alta -> to discharge, to release
- Darse de alta -> to join, to become a member
- Ser alta -> (Mil.) to go on active duty
- Alta densida -> (Inform), high density
adjective
1. High, elevated; alto (cosa) Es una montaña alta, it is a high mountain.
- Alta mar -> (Naut.) High seas
2. Tall (persona).
- Es un hombre alto -> he’s a tall man
3. Arduous, difficult. (Metaphorical)
4. Eminent. (Metaphorical)
5. Enormous.
6. Deep.
7. Late: applied to movable feasts.
- Altas por abril son las pascuas -> Easter falls late in April
"alta" in the Answers forum
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| Q: | plaquetas alta |
| A: | plaqueta nivel alta |
| Q: | Cómo se llaman las torres de alta tension? |
| A: | **Las torres de alta tension = Hydro Pylons, or, Hydro towers** [Hydro Tower][1] And, yes, **"los moldes de hormigon" = concrete molds.** A mold is a… |
| Q: | Proceso de alta de tubos o tramos de canal |
| A: | Congratulations! You have (or should have) earned the title of "The worst (least informative) thread title of today". |
| Q: | Lorena sueña con aprender alta cocina |
| A: | It's spelled haute cuisine, and it is used frequently in English. In fact, it is now considered English, and appears in English dictionaries. Trivia:… |
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