pigeon-hole

pigeon-hole
1. noun
[Ablage]fach, das; (for letters) Postfach, das

put people in pigeon-holes — (fig.) Menschen in Schubladen einordnen

2. transitive verb
1) (deposit) [in die Fächer] sortieren
2) (categorize) einordnen
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noun (a small compartment for letters, papers etc in a desk etc or eg hung on the wall of an office, staffroom etc: He has separate pigeon-holes for bills, for receipts, for letters from friends and so on.) das Ablegefach
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ˈpi·geon-hole
I. n [Post]fach nt, Ablage f
to check one's \pigeon-hole in seinem Postfach nachsehen
to put sb/sth in a \pigeon-hole (fig) jdn/etw in eine Schublade stecken
II. vt
1. (categorize)
to \pigeon-hole sb/sth jdn/etw in eine Schublade stecken
she was \pigeon-holed as a leftist sie wurde als Linke abgestempelt
2. (defer)
to \pigeon-hole a project ein Projekt auf Eis legen
to \pigeon-hole worries Sorgen [erst einmal] beiseiteschieben
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1. noun
[Ablage]fach, das; (for letters) Postfach, das

put people in pigeon-holes — (fig.) Menschen in Schubladen einordnen

2. transitive verb
1) (deposit) [in die Fächer] sortieren
2) (categorize) einordnen
* * *
n.
Ablagefach n.

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