compact

kompakt, platzsparend

Klein und ordentlich angeordnet, sodass alles Nötige wenig Platz einnimmt.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

Synonyme: space-saving, small

Gegenteile: bulky

Häufige Wendungen: compact car, compact design, compact kitchen, compact camera

knapp, prägnant

Mit wenigen Worten ausgedrückt, wobei die wichtigsten Gedanken erhalten bleiben.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

Synonyme: concise, brief, succinct

Gegenteile: wordy, verbose

Häufige Wendungen: compact account, compact summary, compact prose

Puderdose

Eine kleine Dose mit Gesichtspuder und meist einem Spiegel.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

Synonyme: powder case

Häufige Wendungen: powder compact, open a compact, compact mirror

Abkommen, Vertrag

Eine Vereinbarung zwischen Personen, Gruppen oder Ländern.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: 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.)

Synonyme: agreement, pact, contract

Häufige Wendungen: sign a compact, compact between states, political compact

verdichten, zusammenpressen

Etwas zusammendrücken, sodass es weniger Platz einnimmt.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

Synonyme: compress, pack

Häufige Wendungen: compact the soil, compact the waste, compact something tightly