comprimir

v.

1 to compress (gen) & (computing).

comprimir un archivo to zip a file

Ella comprime la toallita She compresses the small towel.

2 to pressurize, to increase the pressure of, to compress.

Ella comprime la toallita She compresses the small towel.

Ella comprime la cámara She pressurizes the chamber.

Ellos comprimieron la información They compressed=zipped the information.

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comprimir

► verbo transitivo

1 (apretar) to compress; (gente) to cram together

2 (reprimir) to restrain

► verbo pronominal comprimirse

1 (apretarse) to get compressed; (gente) to squeeze

2 (contenerse) to restrain oneself

■ me comprimí las ganas de llorar I fought back the tears

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verb

to compress

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1. VT

1) (Téc) to compress (en into)

(=prensar) to press (down), squeeze down; (Inform) to zip; (=condensar) to condense

2) (=controlar) to control; [+ lágrimas] to hold back

2.

See:

comprimirse

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1.

verbo transitivo <gas> to compress; <vena> to apply pressure to, compress (tech); <información> to compress

2.

comprimirse v pron (hum) to squash together o up

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= compress, cramp.

Ex. A library of a million volumes could be compressed into one end of a desk.

Ex. The goals are to reduce stress on the fingers and wrists and to keep your hands in a natural position rather than cramping them together.

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* comprimir un archivo = zip + file.

* comprimir un fichero = zip + file.

* sin comprimir = uncompressed.

* volver a comprimir = recompress.

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1.

verbo transitivo <gas> to compress; <vena> to apply pressure to, compress (tech); <información> to compress

2.

comprimirse v pron (hum) to squash together o up

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= compress, cramp.

Ex: A library of a million volumes could be compressed into one end of a desk.

Ex: The goals are to reduce stress on the fingers and wrists and to keep your hands in a natural position rather than cramping them together.

* comprimir un archivo = zip + file.

* comprimir un fichero = zip + file.

* sin comprimir = uncompressed.

* volver a comprimir = recompress.

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comprimir [I1 ]

vt

1 ‹gas› to compress

comprimió la vena she applied pressure to the vein

es imposible comprimir toda esta información en cuatro renglones it's impossible to squeeze o cram o compress all this information into four lines

2 (Inf) to compress, zip

■ comprimirse

v pron

(hum); to squash together, squash up

si nos comprimimos cabemos todos if we squash together o up we can all fit in

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comprimir (conjugate comprimir) verbo transitivo
to compress
comprimir verbo transitivo to compress
'comprimir' also found in these entries:
English:
compress
- pack down
- stamp down

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comprimir

♦ vt

1. [reducir el volumen] to compress

2. Informát to compress

♦ See also the pronominal verb comprimirse

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comprimir

v/t compress; fig

summarize

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comprimir vt

: to compress