compress in Russian
compress in Russian is компре́сс, сжать, сжима́ть — compress means to squeeze or press something into a smaller space.
compress in Russian
компре́сс
Pronounced: kompress
(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.
сжать
Pronounced: szhat
(transitive) To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.
сжима́ть
Pronounced: szhimat
(transitive) To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.
сда́вливать
Pronounced: sdavlivat
(transitive) To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.
сдави́ть
Pronounced: sdavit
(transitive) To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.
сжа́ться
Pronounced: szhatsya
(transitive) To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.
сжима́ться
Pronounced: szhimatsya
(transitive) To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.
уплотни́ть
Pronounced: uplotnit
(transitive) To condense into a more economic, easier format.
уплотня́ть
Pronounced: uplotnyat
(transitive) To condense into a more economic, easier format.
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 Russian?
"compress" in Russian is компре́сс, сжать, сжима́ть. compress means: To squeeze or press something into a smaller space.
How do you pronounce компре́сс?
"compress" in Russian is компре́сс, pronounced "kompress".
How do you use "compress" in a sentence?
Example: "The vacuum bag compresses the clothes to save space." In Russian, "compress" is компре́сс, сжать, сжима́ть.
Are there other ways to say "compress" in Russian?
Yes — Russian has 9 translations listed for "compress": компре́сс, сжать, сжима́ть, сда́вливать, сдави́ть, сжа́ться.
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