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baja

/ˈbaxa/, [ˈba.xa]

casualty, come down, low

Noun baja f (plural bajas)

  1. casualty, loss
    Tuvimos demasiadas bajas, por ese perdimos la guerra.
    We had too many casualties, that is why we lost the war.
  2. drop, fall, reduction
  3. sick leave (absence for illness)
    No se requiere de los jefes que paguen a sus empleados la baja por enfermedad.
    Employers are not required to give their employees paid sick leave.
  4. withdrawal, retirement

Verb baja

  1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of bajar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of bajar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted) present indicative form of bajar.

Adjective baja

  1. feminine singular of bajo

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Examples

  • Tom se hartó de comer la comida de baja calidad en la prisión.

    Tom was fed up with eating the low quality food provided by the prison.

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  • Él parecía como si hubiera estado de baja.

    He looked as if he had been ill.

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  • ¿Qué te dijo ella en voz baja?

    What did she whisper to you?

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  • El restaurante está en la planta baja.

    The restaurant is on the ground floor.

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  • Su baja estatura le hace sentir inseguro.

    His short stature makes him feel insecure.

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  • Baja el volumen, por favor.

    Please turn down the volume.

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  • Por favor, baja el volumen.

    Turn down the volume, please.

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  • Estoy muy baja.

    I'm very short.

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  • Cuanto más baja es la presión, más bajo es el punto de ebullición.

    When pressure is lower, the boiling point is lower.

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  • Tom está en una dieta baja en grasas y alta en proteínas.

    Tom is on a low-fat, high-protein diet.

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