English-German translations for pigeonhole

FachdasAls ich unsere Sitzung verließ, enthielt mein Fach zu meiner großen Überraschung den Sitzungskalender für 1998 im Groß- und Kleinformat. To my great surprise, on leaving the sitting, I found the 1998 calendar in my pigeonhole, full version and summary. Ich bin sicher, er ist sehr wichtig, aber eine ganze Reihe von Abgeordneten hat Straßburg bereits verlassen, und trotzdem wird ihnen ein Exemplar ins Fach gelegt. I am sure it is very important, but there are large numbers of Members who have already departed from Strasbourg but are still getting a copy of this in their pigeonholes.
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One of an array of compartments for housing pigeons
One of an array of compartments for storing scrolls at a library
To categorize; especially to limit or be limited to a particular category, role, etc
To put aside, to not act on (proposals, suggestions, advice

Fred was disappointed to find his pigeonhole empty except for bills and a flyer offering 20% off on manicures.
Fred was tired of being pigeonholed as a computer geek.

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