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compress:
- comprimir; apretar; concentrarse; prensar; estrujar
- compresa
Wiktionary:
- compress → comprimir, comprimirse
- compress → comprimir, compactar

English

Detailed Translations for compress from English to Spanish

compress:

to compress verb (compresss, compressed, compressing)

to compress (pack; press together)
comprimir; apretar; concentrarse; prensar; estrujar
- comprimir verb
- apretar verb
- concentrarse verb
- prensar verb
- estrujar verb
to compress

– To reduce the size of a set of data, such as a file or a communications message, so that it can be stored in less space or transmitted with less bandwidth. ¹
comprimir
- comprimir verb

Conjugations for compress:

present

compress
compress
compresss
compress
compress
compress

simple past

compressed
compressed
compressed
compressed
compressed
compressed

present perfect

have compressed
have compressed
has compressed
have compressed
have compressed
have compressed

past continuous

was compressing
were compressing
was compressing
were compressing
were compressing
were compressing

future

shall compress
will compress
will compress
shall compress
will compress
will compress

continuous present

am compressing
are compressing
is compressing
are compressing
are compressing
are compressing

subjunctive

be compressed
be compressed
be compressed
be compressed
be compressed
be compressed

diverse

compress!
let's compress!
compressed
compressing

1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

compress [the ~] noun

the compress
la compresa
- compresa [la ~] noun

Translation Matrix for compress:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
apretar		pinching off; screwing down; screwing home; screwing tighter
compresa	compress	gauze
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
apretar	compress; pack; press together	bind tightly; clench; contrive; dent; devise; fasten; go short; impress; invent; make up; pinch; pinch off; press; push in; screw; span; squeeze; stuff; tighten; wedge
comprimir	compress; pack; press together	besiege; besieged; besieges; comprise; confine; contract; contrive; cover; dam; devise; embank; encapsulate; enclose; envelope; evnvelope; include; invent; limit; make up; press in; restrict; surround; wrap up
concentrarse	compress; pack; press together	contrive; devise; invent; make up
estrujar	compress; pack; press together	clasp; clutch; contrive; crumple; crush; dash; devise; grasp; grip; invent; make up; pulverise; pulverize; ripple; rub fine; rumple; seize; shatter; smash; squeeze; wrinkle
prensar	compress; pack; press together	squeeze
-	compact; constrict; contract; pack together; press; squeeze
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	flatten; squeeze together

Related Words for "compress":

decompress, compressing, compressed, compressive, compresses

Synonyms for "compress":

dressing; medical dressing
compact; pack together; wedge; squeeze; force
constrict; squeeze; contract; press; tighten

Antonyms for "compress":

decompress

Related Definitions for "compress":

a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever)²
squeeze or press together²
- she compressed her lips²
make more compact by or as if by pressing²
- compress the data²
To reduce the size of a set of data, such as a file or a communications message, so that it can be stored in less space or transmitted with less bandwidth.¹

Wiktionary Translations for compress:

compress

verb

to encode digital information into less bits
- compress → comprimir
to be pressed together
- compress → comprimirse
to press together into a smaller space
- compress → comprimir

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• compress	→ comprimir	↔ comprimeren — samenpersen, compact maken
• compress	→ compactar	↔ compacteren — het volume van iets kleiner maken
• compress	→ comprimir	↔ komprimieren — zusammendrücken, zusammenpressen
• compress	→ comprimir	↔ comprimer — presser avec force, de manière à réduire à un moindre volume.