noun🔗ShareTaubenschlägeOne of an array of compartments for housing pigeons."The farmer built wooden pigeonholes on the side of the barn for his homing pigeons to nest in. "Der Bauer baute an der Seite der Scheune Taubenschläge, in denen seine Brieftauben nisten konnten.animalbirdarchitecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFächer, PostfächerOne of an array of compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc."Fred was disappointed to find his pigeonhole empty except for bills and a flyer offering 20% off on manicures."Fred war enttäuscht, als er feststellte, dass sein Postfach bis auf Rechnungen und einen Flyer mit 20 % Rabatt auf Maniküre leer war.organizationarchitectureitemstructurecommunicationbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAblagen, FächerOne of an array of compartments for storing scrolls at a library."The librarian carefully placed the ancient scrolls into their corresponding pigeonholes. "Der Bibliothekar legte die alten Schriftrollen sorgfältig in ihre entsprechenden Ablagen.architecturebuildingpartstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAblagefächer, FächerA similar compartment in a desk, used for sorting and storing papers."The teacher asked us to put our completed assignments in the correct pigeonholes on the wall, organized by subject. "Der Lehrer bat uns, unsere fertigen Aufgaben in die richtigen Ablagefächer an der Wand zu legen, die nach Fach geordnet waren.stationerybusinessorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareKategorisieren, einordnenTo categorize; especially to limit or be limited to a particular category, role, etc."Fred was tired of being pigeonholed as a computer geek."Fred war es leid, als Computerfreak eingeordnet zu werden.attitudecharactermindsocietyhumanorganizationjobworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareZur Seite legen, ignorierenTo put aside, to not act on (proposals, suggestions, advice)."The manager pigeonholes any suggestion from new employees that he doesn't immediately agree with. "Der Manager ignoriert jeden Vorschlag neuer Mitarbeiter, mit dem er nicht sofort einverstanden ist.organizationgovernmentbusinessactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading