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compress more

[kəmˈpres mɔr]
verb phrase
comprimir mais
1. to apply greater pressure or force to reduce the volume or size of something
You need to compress more to fit everything into the bag.
Você precisa comprimir mais para encaixar tudo na bolsa.
2. to reduce the size of a digital file further by increasing compression levels
Compress more to reduce the file size below 10MB.
Comprima mais para reduzir o tamanho do arquivo abaixo de 10MB.
3. to condense information or text into a smaller space with greater density
The editor asked to compress more paragraphs into one page.
O editor pediu para comprimir mais parágrafos em uma página.
Synonyms
squeeze morecompact morecondense morereduce more
Antonyms
expand moredecompressstretchenlarge

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
comprimir mais
standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
apertar mais
colloquial alternative meaning to tighten/squeeze more
Portugal
comprimir mais
standard European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

squeeze into a tight space
pack it in
make room for more
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