Translations for „pigeon-hole“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

I . pigeon-hole N

1. pigeon-hole (box):

pigeon-hole

отделе́ние nt для бума́г

pigeon-hole

я́щик m для корреспонде́нции

2. pigeon-hole fig:

to put sb/sth in a pigeon-hole [or in pigeon-holes]

относи́ть кого́-ли́бо/что-ли́бо к определённой катего́рии

to put sb/sth in a pigeon-hole [or in pigeon-holes]

прикле́ить кому́-ли́бо/чему́-ли́бо ярлы́к

II . pigeon-hole VB trans

1. pigeon-hole (classify):

pigeon-hole

классифици́ровать

2. pigeon-hole (label):

pigeon-hole

прикле́ивать ярлыки́

3. pigeon-hole (put off):

pigeon-hole

откла́дывать

Usage examples with pigeon-hole

to put sb/sth in a pigeon-hole [or in pigeon-holes]

относи́ть кого́-ли́бо/что-ли́бо к определённой катего́рии

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It's our need to catalogue or pigeon-hole things.

www.abc.net.au

In terms of genre the game doesn't sit neatly in any particular pigeon-hole but it's essentially an interactive story, somewhere between a visual novel and a traditional role-player.

metro.co.uk

Yeh is a difficult animal to intellectually pigeon-hole and has often steered his own path.

en.wikipedia.org

He believes that the band can not be pigeon-holed into one genre but was able to experiment musically.

en.wikipedia.org

It annoys me when people try to pigeon-hole cars and their buyers and owners too much.

www.galwayindependent.com

No one can live in a pigeon-hole.

www.spiked-online.com

He is not your run-of-the-mill person whose ethnic nuances you can easily pigeon-hole through your own prism and evaluation.

thenationonlineng.net

Over the years, many tried to stereotype and pigeon-hole my father.

www.abc.net.au

I have heard a few educators and administrators make comments that pigeon-hole students in the last few years.

ww2.kqed.org

You can sometimes pigeon-hole yourself and maybe think you are a time-trialist, a road rider, a mountain biker or whatever.

www.telegraph.co.uk