Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

to pigeonhole

French translation:

cataloguer

Added to glossary by Solen Fillatre
Nov 13, 2017 07:36
6 yrs ago
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English term

to pigeonhole

English to French Other Education / Pedagogy
For a tool classifying people's style/behavior at work.

On this basis, you may develop hypotheses that you want to test with the respondent during the coaching steps C-E. When speaking with the respondent, avoid using absolute language, be a good listener, and make sure to avoid labeling or pigeonholing the respondent or other people.
Or they may pigeonhole others or make assumptions about them based on their style.
This is an example of using DiSC to pigeonhole people.

Proposed translations

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cataloguer

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agree polyglot45
6 mins
Merci !
agree Hyacinthe Kemp : tout à fait d'accord
1 hr
Merci !
agree Hélène ALEXIS
1 hr
Merci !
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Merci."
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27 mins

mettre (les gens) dans des cases /catégoriser

Rather long compared to the English but 'catégoriser' could be a snappier alternative

https://www.google.fr/url?q=http://sobusygirls.fr/2015/07/01...
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agree GILLES MEUNIER : catégoriser
0 min
agree mchd : catégoriser
13 mins
agree Catherine Demaison-Doherty : oui, catégoriser. Cela correspond tout à fait.
13 hrs
agree Tony M
13 hrs
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10 hrs
English term (edited): to pigeonhole someone

réduire qq. à des types [de personnalité / de comportement ] étroitement prédéfinis

a bit long, but that's the idea
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disagree GILLES MEUNIER : c'est un peu tarabiscoté....Je suis désolé, on ne dirait jamais cela en FRANCE....
15 hrs
predictable to the point of becoming boring ...
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cantonner

suggestion
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1 day 49 mins

coller une étiquette

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Peer comment(s):

agree Daryo : another way of saying it
1 day 17 mins
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