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compact

/kəmˈpækt/

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noun

Accord, contrat

An agreement or contract.

Examples :

"The family reached a compact to share chores more evenly. "

La famille est parvenue à un accord pour partager les tâches ménagères plus équitablement.

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noun

Poudrier

A small, slim folding case, often featuring a mirror, powder and a powderpuff; that fits into a woman's purse or handbag, or that slips into one's pocket.

Examples :

"My mother keeps a compact in her purse for touch-ups throughout the day. "

Ma mère garde un poudrier dans son sac à main pour les retouches tout au long de la journée.

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noun

Journal compact

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

Examples :

"The local newspaper published a compact, focusing on in-depth articles about the school budget and local politics, unlike the more sensational tabloid. "

Le journal local a publié un journal compact, axé sur des articles approfondis sur le budget scolaire et la politique locale, contrairement au tabloïd plus sensationnel.

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verb

Compacter, comprimer

To make more dense; to compress.

Examples :

"The team compacted the soil around the new tree to help it grow stronger. "

L'équipe a compacté le sol autour du nouvel arbre pour l'aider à pousser plus fort.

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verb

Compacter, condenser

To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.

Examples :

"The school district sought to compact all the different libraries into one central, modern facility. "

Le district scolaire a cherché à compacter toutes les différentes bibliothèques en une seule installation centrale et moderne.

system organization

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adjective

Compact, dense

Closely packed, i.e. packing much in a small space.

Examples :

"The backpack was surprisingly compact, holding all her books and supplies despite its small size. "

Le sac à dos était étonnamment compact, contenant tous ses livres et fournitures malgré sa petite taille.

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adjective

Compact, peu encombrant

Having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space.

Examples :

"a compact laptop computer"

un ordinateur portable compact

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adjective

Compact, borné et fermé

(of a set in an Euclidean space) Closed and bounded.

Examples :

"A set S of real numbers is called compact if every sequence in S has a subsequence that converges to an element again contained in S."

Un ensemble S de nombres réels est dit compact si chaque suite de S possède une sous-suite qui converge vers un élément contenu à nouveau dans S.

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adjective

Compact

(of a set) Such that every open cover of the given set has a finite subcover.

Examples :

"The set of assignments for the math course was compact; any possible schedule of completing them could be reduced to a limited number of specific days. "

L'ensemble des devoirs pour le cours de maths était compact ; tout emploi du temps possible pour les terminer pouvait être réduit à un nombre limité de jours spécifiques.

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adjective

Bref, concis, ramassé

Brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose.

Examples :

"a compact discourse"

Un discours concis.

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adjective

Compact, uni

Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.

Examples :

"The students formed a compact group to study for the upcoming exam. "

Les étudiants ont formé un groupe uni pour étudier en vue de l'examen à venir.

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adjective

Compact, fait de

Composed or made; with of.

Examples :

"The new textbook is a compact guide to world history. "

Le nouveau manuel est un guide compact de l'histoire du monde.

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