Polyglot Dictionary

comprimer

/kɔ̃.pʁi.me/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
comprime
past
a comprimé
perfect
comprimé

Meaning

  1. to compress

    • Le logiciel comprime le fichier avant l'envoi.

      The software compresses the file before sending it.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

tasser

comprimer and tasser are close synonyms for "to compress"; tasser is more about packing down or compacting.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

comprimir

comprimir is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to compress."

Portuguese

comprimir

comprimir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to compress."

Practice

1 What does comprimer mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le logiciel ___ le fichier avant l'envoi.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches comprimer?

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