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cataloguer

to catalogue, to classify

verb kah-tah-log-EH Rare
Communication Language

Also means

to label, to pigeonhole (a person)

Usage Note

Cataloguer means to enter items into a catalogue but is very commonly used in the figurative sense of categorising or stereotyping a person: il a été catalogué comme rebelle ('he was labelled a rebel'). This figurative use often carries a slightly negative connotation, suggesting unfair or reductive labelling. The noun is le catalogue.

Examples

"On ne devrait pas cataloguer les gens si vite."

Natural Translation

We should not pigeonhole people so quickly.

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