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I.compress N [Brit ˈkɒmprɛs, Am ˈkɑmˌprɛs]

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II.compress VB trans [Brit kəmˈprɛs, Am kəmˈprɛs]

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1. compress (condense):

compress object, substance

compressed air

2. compress:

to compress one's lips

pincer les lèvres

3. compress (shorten) fig:

compress text, style

compress period of time

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compress

to compress

compacter données

to compress

une compresse/bande de gaze

a gauze compress/bandage

comprimer objet, organe

to compress, to constrict

comprimer liquide, gaz

to compress

resserrer texte, narration

to compress (en qc into sth)

resserrer un chapitre en deux pages

to compress a chapter into two pages

to compress

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compress¹ [kəmˈpres] VB trans

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1. compress (press into small(er) space):

compress air, gas

2. compress (condense):

compress

3. compress COMPUT:

compress

compress² <-es> N

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compress

zipper (fichier, données)

compress

agglomérer bois, charbon

to compress

to compress

to compress

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It was manufactured by decomposing mineral oils in retorts by heat and compressing the resulting naphtha until it liquefied. en.wikipedia.org

Telephone networks and audio noise reduction systems make use of this fact by nonlinearly compressing data samples before transmission, and then expanding them for playback. en.wikipedia.org

Compressing the air increases its pressure and temperature. en.wikipedia.org

The derailment was caused by the movement of rails on the trestle, as they were compressed by the moving train. en.wikipedia.org

Such an erosion (3mm) can give rise to vertebrae slipping over one another and compressing the spinal cord. en.wikipedia.org

In a simple compression process, powder flows from a bin onto a two-walled channel and is repeatedly compressed vertically by a horizontally stationary punch. en.wikipedia.org

The resulting powder, referred to as kief, is compressed with the aid of heat into blocks of hashish. en.wikipedia.org

Its body is laterally compressed, the eyes are large, and the jaw is sharply angled upward. en.wikipedia.org

Their bodies are elongate, slightly compressed, with a head that tapers toward a terminal mouth. en.wikipedia.org

To deploy projects compressed, configurable in the server editor. en.wikipedia.org

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