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niet in een hokje geplaatst worden

English translation: pigeonholed

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Dutch term or phrase:in een hokje geplaatst worden
English translation:pigeonholed
Entered by: Iris70

13:01 Apr 8, 2005
Dutch to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Dutch term or phrase: niet in een hokje geplaatst worden
Ik heb altijd moeite om een passende uitdrukking hiervoor in het Engels te vinden. Iemand een heldere inval?

MTIA,
Iris
Ik wilde niet meer opboksen tegen de maatschappij, mezelf niet meer bewijzen tegenover vrienden en familie, er niet meer ondanks alles bij willen horen. Bij wat dan? "Ik wilde niet meer in een hokje geplaatst worden". En dan sta je alleen, dacht ik. Is dat zo? NEE dus, ineens ging er een nieuwe wereld voor me open en de rest volgde vanzelf. Het spreekwoord "als er één schaap over de dam is volgen er meer" klopt echt. Eén moet gewoon de eerste zijn. En al ga je onderuit, sta dan op en leer daarvan.
Iris70
Local time: 06:13
I did not want be pigeonholed any longer/be stereotyped
Explanation:
I'm sure my esteemed fellow translators can also provide other options, but these are the two I use to translate the snippet.
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Buck
Netherlands
Local time: 06:13
Grading comment
Thanks Buck!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6I did not want be pigeonholed any longer/be stereotyped
Buck
4 +1pigeonholing
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
I did not want be pigeonholed any longer/be stereotyped


Explanation:
I'm sure my esteemed fellow translators can also provide other options, but these are the two I use to translate the snippet.

Buck
Netherlands
Local time: 06:13
Native speaker of: English
Grading comment
Thanks Buck!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kate Hudson (X)
13 mins
agree  Ken Cox: 'pigeonholed' is perfect IMO
14 mins
agree  Els Thant, M.A., B.Tr. (X)
22 mins
agree  Deborah do Carmo
28 mins
agree  Annette van der Lei (X)
2 hrs
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
3 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pigeonholing


Explanation:
'Pigeonholing' would seem to be term you're looking for.


TVR
Local time: 06:13

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ken Cox: ditto comment for Buck
12 mins
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