French word

cataloguer

Pronunciation

IPA/kataloge/

Meaning

  • verbcatalog

Example

Peux-tu cataloguer ces articles dans un tableur ?

Can you catalog these articles in a spreadsheet?

Illustration for cataloguer (catalog)

More examples

Je vais cataloguer mes photos par date.

I will catalog my photographs by date.

Core concept

Each item receives an ordered place or category in a reference list that can be consulted later.

Common phrases

  • cataloguer des photos

    catalog photographs

  • cataloguer les documents

    catalog the documents

Similar words

classer: To sort items or documents by type or order for storage or organization.
répertorier: To record items in a searchable list for reference.
lister: To arrange items in a sequential list.
étiqueter: To attach names or classification labels to items or people for identification.

Definition in French

Enregistrer de manière ordonnée des éléments, parfois en leur attribuant une catégorie, afin de constituer un répertoire consultable.

Word origin

Cataloguer belongs to the regular first-group verbs formed from catalogue; the noun traces back through Latin catalogus to Greek katalogos, meaning a list or register.

Usage tips

  • For people or works, cataloguer quelqu'un or quelque chose comme... can mean putting them into a limiting category and may sound negative.

Other meanings

  • classifyverb

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