- compact com·pact
- I [kəm'pækt]
adj
compatto (-a)II ['kɒmpækt] n
this house is very compact — questa casa è piccola ma funzionale
1) (agreement) patto, contratto2) (also: powder compact) portacipria m inv
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
compact com·pact
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com|pact´ness — com|pact1 «adjective. kuhm PAKT, KOM pakt; verb. KUHM|PAKT; noun. KOM pakt», adjective, verb, noun. –adj. 1. closely and firmly packed together; closely joined: »The leaves of a cabbage are folded into a compact head. SYNONYM(S): solid, dense,… … Useful english dictionary
com|pact´ly — com|pact1 «adjective. kuhm PAKT, KOM pakt; verb. KUHM|PAKT; noun. KOM pakt», adjective, verb, noun. –adj. 1. closely and firmly packed together; closely joined: »The leaves of a cabbage are folded into a compact head. SYNONYM(S): solid, dense,… … Useful english dictionary
com|pact´er — com|pact1 «adjective. kuhm PAKT, KOM pakt; verb. KUHM|PAKT; noun. KOM pakt», adjective, verb, noun. –adj. 1. closely and firmly packed together; closely joined: »The leaves of a cabbage are folded into a compact head. SYNONYM(S): solid, dense,… … Useful english dictionary
com|pact — com|pact1 «adjective. kuhm PAKT, KOM pakt; verb. KUHM|PAKT; noun. KOM pakt», adjective, verb, noun. –adj. 1. closely and firmly packed together; closely joined: »The leaves of a cabbage are folded into a compact head. SYNONYM(S): solid, dense,… … Useful english dictionary
in´com|pact´ly — in|com|pact «IHN kuhm PAKT», adjective. not compact; loose in structure or consistency. –in´com|pact´ly, adverb. –in´com|pact´ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
in|com|pact — «IHN kuhm PAKT», adjective. not compact; loose in structure or consistency. –in´com|pact´ly, adverb. –in´com|pact´ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
sub|com|pact — «suhb KOM pakt», noun. a passenger car smaller than a compact car … Useful english dictionary
compact — com|pact1 [ kəm pækt, kam,pækt ] adjective * 1. ) smaller than most things of the same kind: a compact car/camera a ) small but arranged in a way that uses space very effectively: a compact apartment above the garage b ) small and with only small … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Compact — Com*pact (k[o^]m*p[a^]kt ), p. p. & a. [L. compactus, p. p. of compingere to join or unite; com + pangere to fasten, fix: cf. F. compacte. See {Pact}.] 1. Joined or held together; leagued; confederated. [Obs.] Compact with her that s gone. Shak.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Compact — Com pact (k[o^]m p[a^]kt), n. [L. compactum, fr. compacisci, p. p. compactus, to make an agreement with; com + pacisci to make an agreement. See {Pact}.] An agreement between parties; a covenant or contract. [1913 Webster] The law of nations… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
in´com|pact´ness — in|com|pact «IHN kuhm PAKT», adjective. not compact; loose in structure or consistency. –in´com|pact´ly, adverb. –in´com|pact´ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
