pigeonhole

[US]/'pɪdʒɪnhəʊl/
[UK]/'pɪdʒɪnhol/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. una pequeña habitación en la entrada de un palomar; un pequeño compartimento en una estantería de archivos
vt. clasificar; mantener en la memoria; posponer.
Word Forms
Participio pasadopigeonholed
Pluralpigeonholes
Gerundiopigeonholing
Tercera persona singularpigeonholes
Pasadopigeonholed

Phrases & Collocations

get pigeonholed

evitar ser encasillado

avoid being pigeonholed

evitar ser encasillado

Example Sentences

to put someone in a pigeonhole

meter a alguien en un molde

avoid being pigeonholed into a specific role

evitar ser encasillado en un papel específico

pigeonhole a book in the library

encasillar un libro en la biblioteca

don't pigeonhole me based on my appearance

no me encasillen basándose en mi apariencia

the project doesn't fit neatly into any pigeonhole

el proyecto no encaja perfectamente en ningún molde

Real-world Examples

The inner part was divided into pigeonholes, all bulging with papers.

La parte interior estaba dividida en compartimentos, todos abultados con papeles.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4

I think it says a lot of what athletes can do that we're not just pigeonholed to sports.

Creo que dice mucho de lo que pueden hacer los atletas, que no solo los encasillan en los deportes.

Source: Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People

But it's not so easy to pigeonhole these days.

Pero no es tan fácil encasillar a la gente en estos días.

Source: Crash Course Astronomy

Our room faced the lobby, and there were these pigeonhole mailboxes.

Nuestra habitación daba al vestíbulo y había unos buzones con compartimentos.

Source: What it takes: Celebrity Interviews

When you label yourself as shy like that, your pigeonholing your entire personality.

Cuando te etiquetes como tímido de esa manera, te estás encasillando por completo.

Source: Science in Life

Those projects were all so indelible in their way that I could imagine being pigeonholed was a problem.

Esos proyectos eran tan indelebles a su manera que me imaginaba que ser encasillado era un problema.

Source: New York Times

Later, he pilfered some pigeons from another's pigeonhole.

Más tarde, robó algunas palomas del compartimento de otro.

Source: Pan Pan

If you advertise how much wealth you own, people might make assumptions about you or pigeonhole you into harmful stereotypes.

Si publicitas cuánto patrimonio tienes, la gente podría hacer suposiciones sobre ti o encasillarte en estereotipos dañinos.

Source: Science in Life

Yeah, I don't think you can pigeonhole.

Sí, no creo que puedas encasillar.

Source: Sway

She was sorting, marking, and pigeonholing various papers and envelopes.

Estaba clasificando, marcando y encasillando varios papeles y sobres.

Source: Medium-rare steak

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