compress
gb/kˈɑmpɹɛs/ us/kˈɑmpɹɛs/
B2
Engleză
~ 6300
összenyom, összeprésel, tömörít, sűrít, borogatás, kompressz
VERB
B2
1
összenyom
A2
összeprésel
B2
Tipar de utilizare:
to compress [something]
The machine compresses the cardboard into tight bales for recycling.
A gép tömör bálákba préseli a kartont az újrahasznosításhoz.
As the diver goes deeper, the increasing water pressure compresses the air in the tank.
Ahogy a búvár egyre mélyebbre merül, a növekvő víznyomás összenyomja a búvárpalackban lévő levegőt.
He compressed the clothes in his suitcase so that everything would fit.
The metal is heated and then compressed into a solid block.
The soil was heavily compressed by the weight of the construction vehicles.
Exemple pentru cursanți
She compressed the trash so there was more space in the bin.
Összenyomta a szemetet, hogy több hely legyen a kukában.
The worker compressed the boxes into a small area.
A munkás összenyomta a dobozokat, hogy kis helyen elférjenek.
You can compress the pillow by pressing it with your hands.
The snow was compressed into a hard layer after people walked on it.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes use "compress" when they simply mean "press" or "push." Use "compress" when the thing actually becomes smaller, flatter, or denser, not just when you touch or push it briefly.
Sens
press to make smaller or tighter
Colocații
compress air
|compress gas
|compress the spring
|compress the material
|compress the soil
|compressed into a ball
Sinonime
squeeze (More general and informal; often used for pressing with the hand.)
Antonime
expand (Describes something increasing in size or volume instead of being made smaller.)
Teme
daily life
|physics
|engineering
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
To press or push something so it takes less space and becomes smaller or tighter.
To press or squeeze something so that it becomes smaller, flatter, or denser by reducing its volume.
VERB
B2
TECHNICAL
2
tömörít
B2
Tipar de utilizare:
to compress [a file / data]
You should compress the video before uploading it to save bandwidth.
Feltöltés előtt érdemes tömörítened a videót, hogy sávszélességet takaríts meg.
The app can compress large image files without losing much quality.
Az alkalmazás jelentős minőségromlás nélkül tud nagy képfájlokat tömöríteni.
The backup software automatically compresses your data to reduce storage costs.
They compressed the database and moved it to a smaller server.
This format compresses audio more efficiently than the older standard.
Exemple pentru cursanți
Please compress this file before you send it to me.
Kérlek, tömörítsd ezt a fájlt, mielőtt elküldöd nekem.
The program can compress photos so they are easy to share.
A program tömöríteni tudja a fényképeket, hogy könnyen meg lehessen osztani őket.
If you compress the folder, it will take less space on your laptop.
The website compresses images to make the pages load faster.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse "compress" with "zip" or "archive." "Compress" is the general technical term; "zip" is a specific type and file format. Also, do not say *"make the file more light"*; say "compress the file" or "make the file smaller."
Sens
reduce file or data size
Colocații
compress a file
|compress data
|compress images
|compress video
|highly compressed audio
|file compression
Sinonime
zip (Informal computing term, especially for making .zip archives of files.)
Antonime
decompress (Means to restore compressed data or files to their original size and form.)
Teme
technology
|computing
Definiție
To make a computer file or data smaller so it takes less space or is faster to send.
To reduce the size of a digital file or set of data by encoding it in a more efficient way, often so that it uses less storage or bandwidth.
VERB
B2
3
Tipar de utilizare:
to compress [something] into [a shorter form / period]
The documentary compresses fifty years of history into just ninety minutes.
A dokumentumfilm ötven év történelmét sűríti mindössze kilencven percbe.
We had to compress the training program into a single week.
Egyetlen hétbe kellett sűrítenünk a képzési programot.
Her article cleverly compresses a complex argument into two clear pages.
Because of time limits, he compressed his presentation into ten slides.
The series compresses several books into one short season.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The teacher compressed the lesson into a 10-minute review.
A tanár a tananyagot egy 10 perces összefoglalóba sűrítette.
Can you compress your story so it fits on one page?
Össze tudnád sűríteni a történetedet, hogy ráférjen egy oldalra?
The movie compresses a long book into two hours.
We need to compress the meeting into thirty minutes.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes use "short" instead of "shorten" and say *"compress the story short"*. The correct verbs are "compress the story" or "shorten the story" or "make the story shorter." Also, do not confuse this sense with data compression in computing; here it refers to ideas, time, or events, not file size.
Sens
shorten or condense content
Colocații
compress a speech
|compress a story
|compress the schedule
|compress a course into
|compressed timeline
|compress years of work into
Sinonime
condense (Very close in meaning; commonly used for texts and explanations, often slightly more formal.)
Antonime
expand (Means to make something longer or more detailed instead of shorter and more concentrated.)
Teme
communication
|education
|time
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
To put the same main ideas into fewer words or into a shorter time.
To make something such as a speech, text, or period of time shorter or more concentrated by fitting the same or similar content into less space or time.
SUBSTANTIV
C1
4
Tipar de utilizare:
to apply a compress to [a body part]
The nurse placed a cold compress on his forehead to bring down the fever.
A nővér hideg borogatást tett a beteg homlokára, hogy csökkentse a lázát.
You can use a warm compress to relieve the pain in your shoulder.
Meleg borogatással enyhítheted a vállad fájdalmát.
She held a clean compress firmly against the cut until the bleeding stopped.
The doctor recommended a hot compress several times a day for the infection.
He wrapped ice in a towel to make a simple compress for his swollen ankle.
Exemple pentru cursanți
Put a cold compress on your head if you have a fever.
Tegyél hideg borogatást a fejedre, ha lázas vagy.
The doctor told me to use a warm compress on my eye.
Az orvos azt mondta, tegyek meleg borogatást a szememre.
She held a compress on her knee after she fell.
He made a compress with a wet towel for the burn.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse "compress" (noun) with "compression" or say *"put a compression"* instead of "put a compress" or "use a compress." Remember: the object you put on your skin is a "compress."
Sens
medical pad pressed on body
Colocații
cold compress
|hot compress
|warm compress
|apply a compress
|use a compress
|hold a compress against
Sinonime
pad (More general word; not always medical, but can refer to a soft item placed against the body.)
Teme
health
|medicine
|daily life
|body
|daily_life
Definiție
A soft cloth pad, hot or cold, that you put on a part of your body to help with pain or swelling.
A pad of folded cloth or other soft material, often warmed or cooled, that is pressed against a part of the body to reduce pain, swelling, or bleeding.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
compress
IPA
GB/kˈɑmpɹɛs/
US/kˈɑmpɹɛs/
Silabe și accent
com - press (2 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (com)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: compress
- Plural: compresses
Verb
- Base: compress
- 3rd Person Singular: compresses
- Present Participle: compressing
- Past: compressed
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
compresses
noun
compressing
verb
compressed
verb
Core family
compression
noun B2
Related words
compressor
noun
compressible
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
Advanced or less common
compressibility
noun
compressive
adjective
Expresii
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