decompress
gb/dɪkəmpɹɪs/ us/dɪkəmpɹɪs/
C1
Anglais
Sens
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Verbe
C1
action
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relax after stress
To spend time relaxing after being busy, stressed, or under pressure.
Schéma d’usage :
[someone] decompresses after/from [something]; [someone] decompresses by/with [activity]
Erreur fréquente :
Decompress usually suggests relaxing after pressure or stress, not just ordinary sleeping or resting.
Synonymes
unwind (More common and informal; often used for relaxing after work.)
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relax (Broader and simpler; does not necessarily imply previous stress.)
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destress (Emphasizes reducing stress specifically.)
Antonymes
stress out (Means to become or make someone anxious and tense.)
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tense up (Means to become physically or emotionally tense.)
Collocations
decompress after work
|decompress from stress
|need time to decompress
|help someone decompress
|decompress at home
|decompress with friends
|decompress by reading
|take time to decompress
Thèmes
emotions
|wellbeing
|work
|daily_life
Exemples
- After the conference, I went for a long walk to decompress.
- She needs half an hour to decompress when she gets home from work.
- The team used the weekend retreat to decompress after a stressful launch.
Exemples pédagogiques
- I watch a show to decompress after school.
- He needs time to decompress after work.
Verbe
technical
C1
process
2
restore compressed data
To change a compressed computer file back to its normal size or form.
Schéma d’usage :
[software] decompresses [a file/data]; [a file] decompresses to [a size]
Erreur fréquente :
Do not confuse decompress with download; a file can be downloaded first and then decompressed.
Synonymes
unzip (Common for ZIP files specifically, and more informal.)
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extract (Often means to pull files out of an archive after or while decompressing.)
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expand (Technical term emphasizing the data becoming larger again.)
Antonymes
compress (Means to make data smaller for storage or transmission.)
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zip (Means to compress files into a ZIP archive.)
Collocations
decompress a file
|decompress data
|decompress an archive
|decompress a folder
|decompress the package
|decompress automatically
|decompress on the fly
|decompress the image
Thèmes
technology
|computing
|software
|data
Exemples
- The app decompresses the archive before installing the update.
- These images are decompressed only when you open them.
- It took a few seconds to decompress the downloaded file.
Exemples pédagogiques
- Click here to decompress the file.
- The program can decompress large archives.
Verbe
technical
C1
process
3
reduce physical pressure
To let pressure go down, or to have pressure go down.
Schéma d’usage :
[something] decompresses; [someone/something] decompresses [a chamber/tank/cabin]; [a diver] decompresses
Erreur fréquente :
In aviation and engineering, depressurize is often more exact when the meaning is simply to lose air pressure.
Synonymes
depressurize (More exact for removing or losing air or gas pressure.)
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release pressure (More general and less technical.)
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equalize (Often means to make pressure the same on both sides.)
Antonymes
pressurize (Means to increase or maintain pressure inside something.)
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compress (Means to squeeze something or put it under pressure.)
Collocations
decompress slowly
|decompress safely
|decompress gradually
|cabin decompressed
|divers decompress
|decompress a chamber
|decompress a tank
|rapidly decompress
Thèmes
science
|aviation
|diving
|engineering
Exemples
- The cabin began to decompress, and the oxygen masks dropped.
- Divers have to decompress gradually to avoid serious illness.
- The technician decompressed the test chamber before opening the door.
Exemples pédagogiques
- The diver decompressed slowly.
- The chamber must decompress before anyone enters.
Verbe
technical
C1
action
4
relieve body pressure
To reduce harmful pressure on a body part, usually as medical treatment.
Schéma d’usage :
[doctor/surgeon/treatment] decompresses [a nerve/organ/spine/spinal cord]
Erreur fréquente :
This is a medical use; in everyday speech, say relieve pressure unless you mean a specific medical procedure.
Synonymes
relieve pressure (More general and easier to understand.)
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release (Often used in medical contexts for freeing a trapped nerve or tissue.)
Antonymes
compress (Means to press on a body part.)
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impinge on (Medical-sounding phrase meaning to press against or interfere with, especially a nerve.)
Collocations
decompress a nerve
|decompress the spine
|decompress the spinal cord
|decompress the brain
|surgically decompress
|decompress swollen tissue
|decompress the stomach
Thèmes
medicine
|health
|surgery
|body
Exemples
- The operation was done to decompress the spinal cord.
- Physical therapy can sometimes help decompress irritated nerves.
- Surgeons decompressed the swollen tissue to restore blood flow.
Exemples pédagogiques
- The doctor decompressed the nerve.
- The treatment helped decompress his spine.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
decompress
API
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US/dɪkəmpɹɪs/
Syllabes et accentuation
de - com - press (3 syllabes)
Formes du mot
Verb
- Base: decompress
- 3rd Person Singular: decompresses
- Present Participle: decompressing
- Past: decompressed
Expressions
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