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comprimere

to compress

verb kohm-PREE-meh-reh Rare
Body & Health Movement

Origin: Latin comprimere (to press together)

Also means

to suppress

Usage Note

Comprimere is an irregular second-conjugation verb; its past participle is compresso, not comprimuto. It is used both physically (compressing air or a file) and figuratively (suppressing costs or freedoms). The noun form is compressione. It takes avere as its auxiliary in compound tenses.

Examples

"Bisogna comprimere il file prima di inviarlo."

Natural Translation

You need to compress the file before sending it.

Literal Translation

It-is-necessary to-compress the file before sending-it.

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