darse de baja

to ask to be disconnected

to unsubscribe

darse de baja(dahr-seh deh bah-hah)

An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g. Everybody please stand up.).

intransitive verb phrase

1. (to ask to stop getting a service)

a. to ask to be disconnected (electricity, gas, telephone)

Me puse en contacto con la compañía telefónica y me di de baja.I contacted the telephone company and asked to be disconnected.

b.

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

¿Está seguro de que desea darse de baja del teléfono fijo?Are you sure you want your landline disconnected?

Me di de baja del gas porque ahora todo lo que tenemos es eléctrico.I had the gas disconnected because everything we have now is electrical.

2. (computing)

a. to unsubscribe

Haga clic aquí para darse de baja de nuestra lista de correo.Click here to unsubscribe from our mailing list.

b. to deregister

Si es usuario registrado de este portal y desea darse de baja, por favor envíe un correo a esta dirección.If you are a registered user of this website and you wish to deregister, please send an email to this address.

3. (to ask to stop getting a publication)

a. to cancel one's subscription

¿Sigues suscrito al periódico local? - No, me di de baja.Are you still subscribed to the local newspaper? - No, I'm not. I canceled my subscription.

4. (to leave an organization)

a. to leave

¿Sigues afiliada al Partido Verde? - Sí, no tengo intención de darme de baja.Are you still a member of the Green Party? - Yes, I am. I have no intention of leaving.

b. to resign

Te necesitamos en la asociación de vecinos. ¿De verdad quieres darte de baja?We need you at the residents' association. Do you really mean to resign?

c. to quit

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

Me di de baja del club de billar. Ya apenas jugaba.I quit the billiards club. I hardly played anymore.

5. (to formally end)

a. to be dissolved (company)

La empresa se dio de baja después de muchos meses en números rojos.The company was dissolved after many months in the red.

6. (to be granted absence from work)

a. to take sick leave

¿Por qué no te das de baja? Tienes un aspecto horrible.Why don't you take sick leave? You look terrible.