opt out
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opt out(
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)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.).
a. optar por no
Christina has become a vegetarian. She's opted out of eating meat.Christina se ha hecho vegetariana, ha optado por no comer carne.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
If you opt out your pension scheme, your retirement income will be reduced.Si te sales del plan de pensiones, tu renta de jubilación se verá reducida.
Phillip opted out of the company's health insurance program in order to take home more pay.Phillip decidió excluirse del programa de seguro de salud de la empresa para llevarse a casa una paga mayor.
2. (to choose not to be under the control of the local authority) (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. pasar a depender directamente del gobierno central
Our school decided to opt out and become a grant-maintained school.Nuestra escuela decidió pasar a depender directamente del gobierno central y ser una escuela subvencionada.
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