dar de baja

to have disconnected

to unsubscribe

dar de baja(dahr deh bah-hah)

transitive verb phrase

1. (to ask to stop)

a. to have disconnected (electricity, gas, telephone)

Nadie vive en la casa ya, así que dimos de baja la luz y el gas.

No one lives in the house any more, so we had the electricity and gas disconnected.

2. (computing)

a. to unsubscribe

Deseo dar de baja mi cuenta de su lista de correo.

I wish to unsuscribe from your mailing list.

b. to deregister

Los usuarios que no respeten las normas de cortesía serán dados de baja de este foro de discusión.

Users who don't comply with the rules of netiquette will be deregistered from this forum.

3. (to formally end)

a. to dissolve (company)

Tras varios meses de pérdidas, tuvimos que dar de baja la empresa.

We had to dissolve the company after a few months of losses.

4. (to cancel the membership of)

a. to expel

Los socios que no pagen regularmente su cuota serán dados de baja.

Members who don't pay their dues regularly will be expelled.

5. (to end the employment of)

a. to fire

La empresa me dio de baja y estoy en el desempleo.

The company fired me and I'm unemployed.

b. to dismiss

Si su compañía lo da de baja, acuda a un buen abogado.

If you're dismissed by your company, get a good lawyer.

c. to lay off

Miles de trabajadores fueron dados de baja en el sector de la minería en el último año.

Thousands of workers of the mining industry were laid off in the last year.

d. to discharge (military)

El ejército lo dio de baja por no considerarlo ya apto para el servicio.

He was discharged from the army on the grounds of being no longer fit for service.

6. (to grant absence from work)

a. to grant sick leave

En este país, el médico puede darte de baja por enfermedad.

The doctor can grant you sick leave in this country.

b. to grant maternity leave

La empresa dio de baja a Lucía por maternidad.

The company granted Lucia maternity leave.