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comprimir

/kõ.pɾi.ˈmiɾ/ Portugal

verb comprimindo · comprimido · comprimo · comprimes · comprime · comprimimos

direct, transitive sujeitar à compressão, reduzindo o volume
direct, transitive apertar ou aconchegar: A dor obrigava a comprimir as têmporas.
sentido figurado reprimir ou manter sobre disciplina férrea
reduzir o espaçamento entre as moléculas
reflexo ajeitar-se ou aconchegar-se de forma a caber em espaço reduzido: Ali se comprimiam 20 pessoas, quase sem poderem mover-se.

In English

squash to compress
compress to press together into a smaller space
zip to convert a computer file into a smaller package

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@misc{comprimir_2026,
  title = {comprimir},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/comprimir},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}