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etichettare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • label noun A small tag, sticker, or printed note attached to something, giving information about it.
  • pigeonhole noun One of an array of open compartments for housing pigeons in a dovecote or pigeon loft.
  • tag noun A small label attached to an item, showing information such as its price, size, or owner.

Senses

etichettare is used for these senses in English:

  • label (transitive) To put a label (a ticket or sign) on (something).
  • pigeonhole To place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive; to categorize, to classify, to label.

label — full definition

  1. noun A small tag, sticker, or printed note attached to something, giving information about it.
  2. noun A word or phrase used to categorise a person, group, or idea, sometimes in a way that oversimplifies them.
  3. noun A company that produces and distributes recorded music.
  4. verb To attach a label to something, or to describe someone or something with a particular categorising term.

pigeonhole — full definition

  1. noun One of an array of open compartments for housing pigeons in a dovecote or pigeon loft.
  2. noun A hole or opening in a door or wall for a pigeon to pass through.
  3. noun One of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting or storing letters, papers, or other items.
  4. noun One of an array of open compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.

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