Translations for pigeonholes in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

I.pigeonhole [Brit ˈpɪdʒɪnhəʊl, Am ˈpɪdʒənˌhoʊl] Brit N

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2. pigeonhole (neat category):

pigeonhole fig

II.pigeonhole [Brit ˈpɪdʒɪnhəʊl, Am ˈpɪdʒənˌhoʊl] Brit VB trans

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1. pigeonhole (categorize):

pigeonhole person, activity

étiqueter, cataloguer (as comme)

2. pigeonhole (file):

pigeonhole papers, letters

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j'ai mis la lettre dans ton casier

I've put the letter in your pigeonhole

Translations for pigeonholes in the English»French Dictionary

I.pigeon-hole N

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1. pigeon-hole (box):

pigeon-hole

2. pigeon-hole fig:

to put in [or in pigeon-holes] a pigeon-hole person

to put in [or in pigeon-holes] a pigeon-hole thing

II.pigeon-hole VB trans

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1. pigeon-hole (classify):

pigeon-hole

2. pigeon-hole (label):

pigeon-hole

3. pigeon-hole (put off):

pigeon-hole

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to put in [or in pigeon-holes] a pigeon-hole person

to put in [or in pigeon-holes] a pigeon-hole thing

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The interior of the desk is equipped with small drawers, pigeonholes, etc., for storing papers and supplies. en.wikipedia.org

He devised a mathematical formula of sorting slips in 1024 pigeonholes in thirty-two columns and thirty-two rows based on fingerprint patterns. en.wikipedia.org

Hurling music into pigeonholes is a smudgy task. www.clashmusic.com

Only the human mind invents categories and tries to force facts into pigeonholes. en.wikipedia.org

The use of the pigeonholes allowed for the viewer of the exhibition to view both sides of the postcard. en.wikipedia.org

They generally contain pigeonholes for the birds to nest. en.wikipedia.org

In some occasions small drawers and pigeonholes are built on top, at the back, as in a smaller form of a bureau gradin. en.wikipedia.org

In the absence of this constraint, there may be empty pigeonholes because the collision happens before we get to the 150,001st person. en.wikipedia.org

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