alta

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high

adjective

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)

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

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