compress in Portuguese
compress in Portuguese is compressa, comprimir — compress means to squeeze or press something into a smaller space.
compress in Portuguese
compressa
(medicine) A multiply folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice, etc., used to apply to a patient's skin, cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury.
comprimir
What does "compress" mean?
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verb To squeeze or press something into a smaller space.
"The vacuum bag compresses the clothes to save space."
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verb (computing) To reduce the size of a digital file by encoding it more efficiently.
"You can compress the video before emailing it."
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noun A folded pad of cloth, sometimes cold or warmed, pressed against part of the body to relieve pain or swelling.
"She applied a cold compress to her swollen ankle."
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compress in a sentence
- The vacuum bag compresses the clothes to save space.
- You can compress the video before emailing it.
- She applied a cold compress to her swollen ankle.
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What is "compress" in Portuguese?
"compress" in Portuguese is compressa, comprimir. compress means: To squeeze or press something into a smaller space.
How do you use "compress" in a sentence?
Example: "The vacuum bag compresses the clothes to save space." In Portuguese, "compress" is compressa, comprimir.
Are there other ways to say "compress" in Portuguese?
Yes — Portuguese has 2 translations listed for "compress": compressa, comprimir.
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