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com·press1 [kəmˈpres] VB trans

1. compress (squeeze together):

to compress sth
etw zusammendrücken [o. zusammenpressen]
to compress air/a gas
Luft/ein Gas komprimieren
to compress clothes into a bag
Kleidung in eine Tasche stopfen inf

2. compress (condense):

to compress sth into
etw zusammenfassen in +dat

3. compress COMPUT:

to compress data/files
Daten/Dateien komprimieren

com·press2 <pl -es> [ˈkɒmpres, Am ˈkɑ:m-] N

compress
Kompresse f <-, -n>
compress
Wickel m <-s, ->
to apply a compress
eine Kompresse auflegen
cold/hot compress
kalter/heißer Wickel
Present
Icompress
youcompress
he/she/itcompresses
wecompress
youcompress
theycompress
Past
Icompressed
youcompressed
he/she/itcompressed
wecompressed
youcompressed
theycompressed
Present Perfect
Ihavecompressed
youhavecompressed
he/she/ithascompressed
wehavecompressed
youhavecompressed
theyhavecompressed
Past Perfect
Ihadcompressed
youhadcompressed
he/she/ithadcompressed
wehadcompressed
youhadcompressed
theyhadcompressed
See further verb tables