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1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Synonyms 1.1.2 Translations 1.1.2.1 Translations to be checked 1.2 Transitive verb 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.2.2.1 Translations to be checked

English

Noun

label (plural labels)

1. A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or to intended to be attached.
2. A name given to something or someone to categorise them as part of a particular social group.

Synonyms

• (small ticket): sign, tag, ticket
• (name given to something or someone): category, pigeonhole

Translations

ticket

French: étiquette f Italian: etichetta f

name categorising someone as part of a group

Translations to be checked

The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and inserted into the appropriate table(s) above, removing any numbers. Any numbering associating translations with definitions is unreliable.

• Dutch: etiket
• Finnish: nimiö , etiketti
• German: Etikett , Kennsatz , Kennzeichen , Marke
• Portuguese: etiqueta , marca
• Swedish: etikett c (1,2)

Transitive verb

to label

1. To put a label (a ticket or sign) on (something).
2. To give a label to (someone or something) in order to categorise that person or thing.

Synonyms

• (put a ticket or sign on ): tag
• (give a label to in order to categorise): categorise , compartmentalise , pigeonhole

Translations

put a ticket or sign on

give a label to in order to categorise

Translations to be checked

The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and inserted into the appropriate table(s) above, removing any numbers. Any numbering associating translations with definitions is unreliable.

• Portuguese: etiquetar