Translation of "to compress" into Dutch

But the force required to compress the bellows was greater than the energy produced by the windmill.

Die nodig was om de balg comprimeren... Was groter dan de energie die het opleverde.

And the basic idea is that we're going to compress this, store energy in the springs, and then release it to jump.

Het basisidee is dat we het samendrukken, energie in de veer opslaan en loslaten voor de sprong.