Meaning

4 senses
  1. An agreement or contract.

    pakt, Kontrakt, over

    пактpakt, сде́лкаsdélka, догово́рdogovór

  2. A slim folding case, often featuring a mirror, powder and a powder puff, small enough to fit in a woman's purse, handbag, or pocket.

    Puderdose

    a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse

  3. An automobile that is larger than a subcompact but smaller than an intermediate.

  4. A broadsheet newspaper published in the size of a tabloid but keeping its non-sensational style.

Examples

41 sentences
  1. I'd like to rent a compact car.

    Я хотів би взяти напрокат компактну машину. — deniko

    ruЯ хотел бы одолжить компактную машину. — drnm2

    deIch möchte gern einen Kleinwagen mieten. — al_ex_an_der

  2. I want a compact car with an air conditioner.

    Мені потрібна невелика машина з кондиціонером. — uaspeaker

    ruМне нужна небольшая машина с кондиционером. — las

    deIch möchte ein kompaktes Auto mit Klimaanlage. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. She gave me this compact disc.

    ruОна дала мне этот компакт-диск. — Balamax

    deSie gab mir diese CD. — al_ex_an_der

  4. It's compact and lightweight.

    deEs ist kompakt und leicht. — Naina

  5. Generally, a 4WD vehicle gets much worse gas mileage than a compact car.

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
agreement or contract:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
agreement or contract:
small, slim folding case, often holding a mirror:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin compactum (“agreement”). From Middle French compact, from Latin compā

Borrowed from Latin compactum (“agreement”).

From Middle French compact, from Latin compāctus, perfect passive participle of compingō (“join together”), from com- (“together”) + pangō (“fasten”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ- (“to attach, fix, fasten”).

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Forms

plural: compacts
Singularcompact
Pluralcompacts

regular

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse:powder compact
  • a small and economical car:compact car
  • a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action:covenantconcordat

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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