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Meanings of pigeonhole in inglés

portugués
estereotipar
catalán
encasellar
español
estereotipo

Treat or classify according to a mental stereotype.

estereotipo

A small compartment.

Usage of pigeonhole in inglés
1
I consider the query a convenient way of confining me into pigeonhole.
The Irish Times
2
Perhaps I write about as many as ever, but I pigeonhole them.
Mark Twain: A Biography. Volume II, Part 2: 1886-1900
3
I began cleaning out my pigeonhole, which was stuffed with end-of-school communiqués.
11/22/63
4
So I needed to turn down those things that could possibly pigeonhole me.
The Guardian
5
She took the letters from the K pigeonhole and found two for him.
Mavericks
6
Part of the reason was that he was hard to pigeonhole.
The Guardian
7
He belongs to no class, evades the label, and fits into no pigeonhole.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 / Little J...
8
John saw that he had taken a check-book from its pigeonhole.
The Prince and Betty
9
He said coolly to the official who aroused him, 'Go to pigeonhole No.
Architects of Fate; Or, Steps to Success and Power
10
One would have to work pretty damned hard to pigeonhole filmmaker Ted Kotcheff.
The Irish Times
11
A new form made its appearance from the appropriate pigeonhole.
Foundation and Empire
12
They look for independent, self-driven people, who do not fit into a particular pigeonhole.
The Guardian
13
Audit yourself The market moves fast, so don't pigeonhole yourself.
The Guardian
14
Putting down the bundle in his hand, he carefully investigated every pigeonhole and drawer.
I Spy
15
Besides, I really did not know, unless I opened a pigeonhole in my brain.
My Second Year of the War
16
We have to frame our judgments and pigeonhole acts according to their normal results.
Problems of Conduct: An Introductory Survey of Ethics
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portugués
estereotipar
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