dar de alta
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌdaɾ de ˈalta/ [ˌd̪aɾ ð̞e ˈal̪.t̪a]
- Syllabification: dar de al‧ta
Verb
dar de alta (first-person singular present doy de alta, first-person singular preterite di de alta, past participle dado de alta)
- (transitive, idiomatic) to discharge (to release a patient from the hospital)
- Synonym: dar de baja
- (transitive, reflexive, idiomatic) to register as, to sign up for (to join a service or an organization)
- Antonym: dar de baja
Alternative forms
- dar el alta (to discharge)
- darse de alta (reflexive)
Further reading
- “dar de alta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024