Diana Badder (asker) Oct 20, 2008:

alta/baja discussion Thank you very much to everybody, most useful. In answer to Noni, there is no sentence either before or after because the text is actually referring to the forms that the worker has to hand in to prove his status

Noni Gilbert Riley Oct 20, 2008:

Yes, "alta" will vary in English translation acc to whether it is joining the company roll or coming back from some kind of leave.... It wd be v useful to have sentence or "before and after" if it's a list of points...Please!

Diana Badder (asker) Oct 20, 2008:

SORRY, I MEAN "alta" as incorporation or re-incorporation into a job
(this was my idea of getting round not knowing the correct translation!) as "alta" can be when you start a job OR go back to it!
and "baja" as the opposite, which I have found as being simply"absence" or it could be "signing off" I suppose, but there are two questions "baja" when you are sick (could be "leave"?) and also when you simply leave the job of your own accord

Lanna Rustage Oct 20, 2008:

General concept Smarttrans has as always given the right answer, but as general guidance: Alta has the idea of being registered, hence joining the company, being registered for social security, etc. Baja has the idea of being deleted or removed from a register, permananently or temporarily, hence dismissal, sick leave, resignation, etc, as well as combat losses!

Wil Hardman (X) Oct 20, 2008:

Hi Diana, it could be several things, you need to provide more context.

Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.) Oct 20, 2008:

Hola Diana. ¿En qué contexto exactamente?