compact
To form an agreement or contractTo form an agreement or contract.
» I'd like to rent a compact car.
Ich möchte gern einen Kleinwagen mieten. — al_ex_an_der
Я хотел бы одолжить компактную машину. — drnm2
Я хотів би взяти напрокат компактну машину. — deniko
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3 senses(intransitive)To form an agreement or contract.
(transitive)To make more dense; to compress.
komprimieren
make more compact by or as if by pressing
To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.
Examples
41 sentencesI'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
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
She gave me this compact disc.
ruОна дала мне этот компакт-диск. — Balamax
deSie gab mir diese CD. — al_ex_an_der
It's compact and lightweight.
deEs ist kompakt und leicht. — Naina
Generally, a 4WD vehicle gets much worse gas mileage than a compact car.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Latin compactum (“agreement”). From Middle French compact, from Latin compāBorrowed 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
compacts, compacting, compacted, compactedSynonyms
10 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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