WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
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pigeonhole,
also UK: pigeon-hole n | (mail compartment) | casilla nf |
| | | buzón nm |
| | | casillero nm |
| | Fredrik put a copy of the memo in everyone's pigeonhole. |
| | Fredrik puso copias del memorando en las casillas de todos. |
pigeonhole,
also UK: pigeon-hole n | (coop for pigeons) | palomar nm |
| | The pigeons sat cooing in their pigeonholes. |
| | Las palomas se sentaron en su palomar. |
pigeonhole [sb/sth],
also UK: pigeon-hole [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (categorize) | clasificar⇒ vtr |
| | | encasillar⇒ vtr |
| | The baseball coach pigeonholed his pitchers and wouldn't let them play other positions. |
| | El entrenador de béisbol clasificó a sus lanzadores y no les dejó jugar en otras posiciones. |
pigeonhole [sb/sth] as [sth],
also UK: pigeon-hole [sb/sth] as [sth] vtr + prep | figurative (categorize as) | calificar a alguien como loc verb |
| | | encasillar a alguien como loc verb |
| | The media pigeonholed the demonstrators as "communists and anarchists." |
| | Los medios calificaron a los protestantes como "comunistas y anarquistas". |
'pigeonhole' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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