"shelve sth" in German to shelve sth. etw. ins Regal einsortieren einordnen einschlichten etw. schubladisieren etw. auf Eis legen Detailed translations for "shelve sth" to shelve sth. 1. general to shelve sth.(also: to place sth. on the shelves) etw. ins Regal einsortieren to shelve sth.(also: to pigeonhole, to class, to place sth. on the shelves, to classify) einordnen to shelve sth.(also: to place sth. on the shelves, to pack sth. neatly into a container) einschlichten{transitive verb} 2. figurative to shelve sth.(also: to permanently shelve sth.) etw. schubladisieren{transitive verb} to shelve sth. etw. auf Eis legen{transitive verb}