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compresser

French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.pʁɛ.se/ ~ /kɔ̃.pʁe.se/
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Verb

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compresser

  1. to compress
  2. (computing) to zip, compress
    Synonym: zipper
    Antonyms: décompresser, dézipper

Conjugation

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Conjugation of compresser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple compresser
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple compressant
/kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sɑ̃/ or /kɔ̃.pʁe.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle compressé
/kɔ̃.pʁɛ.se/ or /kɔ̃.pʁe.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present compresse
/kɔ̃.pʁɛs/ 		compresses
/kɔ̃.pʁɛs/ 		compresse
/kɔ̃.pʁɛs/ 		compressons
/kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sɔ̃/ or /kɔ̃.pʁe.sɔ̃/ 		compressez
/kɔ̃.pʁɛ.se/ or /kɔ̃.pʁe.se/ 		compressent
/kɔ̃.pʁɛs/
imperfect compressais
/kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sɛ/ or /kɔ̃.pʁe.sɛ/ 		compressais
/kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sɛ/ or /kɔ̃.pʁe.sɛ/ 		compressait
/kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sɛ/ or /kɔ̃.pʁe.sɛ/ 		compressions
/kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sjɔ̃/ or /kɔ̃.pʁe.sjɔ̃/ 		compressiez
/kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sje/ or /kɔ̃.pʁe.sje/ 		compressaient
/kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sɛ/ or /kɔ̃.pʁe.sɛ/
past historic2 compressai
/kɔ̃.pʁɛ.se/ or /kɔ̃.pʁe.se/ 		compressas
/kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sa/ or /kɔ̃.pʁe.sa/ 		compressa
/kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sa/ or /kɔ̃.pʁe.sa/ 		compressâmes
/kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sam/ or /kɔ̃.pʁe.sam/ 		compressâtes
/kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sat/ or /kɔ̃.pʁe.sat/ 		compressèrent
/kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sɛʁ/ or /kɔ̃.pʁe.sɛʁ/
future compresserai
/kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sʁe/ or /kɔ̃.pʁe.sʁe/ 		compresseras
/kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sʁa/ or /kɔ̃.pʁe.sʁa/ 		compressera
/kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sʁa/ or /kɔ̃.pʁe.sʁa/ 		compresserons
/kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sʁɔ̃/ or /kɔ̃.pʁe.sʁɔ̃/ 		compresserez
/kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sʁe/ or /kɔ̃.pʁe.sʁe/ 		compresseront
/kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sʁɔ̃/ or /kɔ̃.pʁe.sʁɔ̃/
conditional compresserais
/kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sʁɛ/ or /kɔ̃.pʁe.sʁɛ/ 		compresserais
/kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sʁɛ/ or /kɔ̃.pʁe.sʁɛ/ 		compresserait
/kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sʁɛ/ or /kɔ̃.pʁe.sʁɛ/ 		compresserions
/kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /kɔ̃.pʁe.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		compresseriez
/kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sə.ʁje/ or /kɔ̃.pʁe.sə.ʁje/ 		compresseraient
/kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sʁɛ/ or /kɔ̃.pʁe.sʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present compresse
/kɔ̃.pʁɛs/ 		compresses
/kɔ̃.pʁɛs/ 		compresse
/kɔ̃.pʁɛs/ 		compressions
/kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sjɔ̃/ or /kɔ̃.pʁe.sjɔ̃/ 		compressiez
/kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sje/ or /kɔ̃.pʁe.sje/ 		compressent
/kɔ̃.pʁɛs/
imperfect2 compressasse
/kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sas/ or /kɔ̃.pʁe.sas/ 		compressasses
/kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sas/ or /kɔ̃.pʁe.sas/ 		compressât
/kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sa/ or /kɔ̃.pʁe.sa/ 		compressassions
/kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sa.sjɔ̃/ or /kɔ̃.pʁe.sa.sjɔ̃/ 		compressassiez
/kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sa.sje/ or /kɔ̃.pʁe.sa.sje/ 		compressassent
/kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sas/ or /kɔ̃.pʁe.sas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — compresse
/kɔ̃.pʁɛs/ 		— compressons
/kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sɔ̃/ or /kɔ̃.pʁe.sɔ̃/ 		compressez
/kɔ̃.pʁɛ.se/ or /kɔ̃.pʁe.se/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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