Spanish word

descomprimir

Pronunciation

IPA/deskompɾiˈmiɾ/

Meaning

  • verbdecompress

Example

Necesito descomprimir este archivo para verlo.

I need to decompress this file to see it.

Illustration for descomprimir (decompress)

More examples

Después de la reunión necesito descomprimirme un rato.

After the meeting I need to decompress for a bit.

Core concept

A tightly compressed spring slowly uncoiling and easing outward.

Common phrases

  • descomprimir archivos comprimidos

    decompress compressed files

  • descomprimir el contenido comprimido

    decompress compressed content

Similar words

extraer: Extracts selected files from within a compressed archive and saves them separately.
desempaquetar: Unbundles a compressed package to release the files and folders stored inside.
desarchivar: Unarchives files from storage and makes them available for immediate use.

Definition in Spanish

Liberar la tensión acumulada, ya sea en datos al extraerlos de un archivo o en una persona al relajarse.

Word origin

Descomprimir joins des- and comprimir (from Latin comprimere 'press together') to mean undoing compression, for extracting files or releasing built-up tension.

Usage tips

  • As a usage difference, descomprimirse is commonly used to mean relax in casual speech while the nonreflexive verb refers to file operations.

Other meanings

  • unpackverb
  • extractverb
  • depressurizeverb

Opposites

  • comprimircompressverb

Related words

  • descompresióndecompressionnoun

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