compact

compacto

Pequeño y bien organizado, con todo lo necesario en poco espacio.

En inglés sencillo: Small and neatly arranged, with everything needed fitting into little space.

• We bought a compact car.
• The apartment has a compact kitchen.
• This camera is compact enough for my pocket.

Sinónimos: space-saving, small

Antónimos: bulky

Expresiones frecuentes: compact car, compact design, compact kitchen, compact camera

conciso, sucinto

Expresado en pocas palabras, conservando las ideas principales.

En inglés sencillo: Expressed in few words while still containing the main ideas.

• She gave a compact summary.
• His compact account covers the main events.
• The argument is compact but convincing.

Sinónimos: concise, brief, succinct

Antónimos: wordy, verbose

Expresiones frecuentes: compact account, compact summary, compact prose

polvera

Estuche pequeño que contiene polvos para la cara y normalmente un espejo.

En inglés sencillo: A small case holding face powder and usually a mirror.

• She opened her compact.
• The silver compact fits in my bag.
• He gave her a compact with a tiny mirror.

Sinónimos: powder case

Expresiones frecuentes: powder compact, open a compact, compact mirror

pacto, acuerdo

Acuerdo entre personas, grupos o países.

En inglés sencillo: An agreement between people, groups, or countries.

• The leaders signed a compact.
• Their compact promised equal rights to both groups.
• Both sides agreed to honor the compact.

Cómo se usa: a compact between A and B (The compact between the two states protected shared water supplies.); a compact with someone (The city made a compact with its neighbors.)

Sinónimos: agreement, pact, contract

Expresiones frecuentes: sign a compact, compact between states, political compact

compactar, comprimir

Presionar algo para que quede más apretado y ocupe menos espacio.

En inglés sencillo: To press something together so it takes up less space.

• The machine compacts the waste.
• Heavy wheels compacted the wet soil.
• Compact the sand before laying the stones.

Sinónimos: compress, pack

Expresiones frecuentes: compact the soil, compact the waste, compact something tightly