Abstract: A compact machine for the treatment of cord fabrics, in particular for dyeing, is made up of a container of any shape, in one top part of which is set at least one motor-driven reel for moving the cord fabric, a device for jet-dyeing by the spraying of dye on the fabric set on at least one side of the at least one reel, and a device for overflow-dyeing of the fabric, which is set on the other side of the at least one reel, there being set underneath said at least one reel and underneath said devices a reservoir, which is designed to contain the fabric and the treatment liquid bath and which can move basically crosswise with respect to the direction of displacement of the cord fabric in order to fold the cord fabric in the reservoir itself. The displacement of the reservoir inside the container is simply crosswise in a rectilinear or oscillating fashion, or else is a motion made up of both types of motion, and the speed of the reservoir is fixed, or else variable in time.