pendiente

Asturian

Noun

pendiente m (plural pendientes)

1. earring (piece of jewelry)

Synonyms

• perendengue, areta

Spanish

Etymology

From pender +‎ -iente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /penˈdjente/ [pẽn̪ˈd̪jẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: pen‧dien‧te

Adjective

pendiente m or f (masculine and feminine plural pendientes)

1. pending, outstanding, unfinished

   Todavía tengo mucho trabajo pendiente.

   I have a lot of work still outstanding.

   Tengo una cuenta pendiente contigo.

   I have a bone to pick with you.

   pendiente de publicación ― unpublished

2. hanging

   Synonym: colgante

3. attentive, careful

   Synonym: atento

   Estate pendiente de ella.

   Keep an eye on her.

   En este restaurante están muy pendientes de uno.

   They're very attentive to you in this restaurant.

Derived terms

• asignatura pendiente
• asunto pendiente
• estar pendiente

 

Noun

pendiente m (plural pendientes)

1. (Spain) earring
2. pendant (hanging piece of jewelry)

   Synonym: colgante

3. to-do; unresolved or unfinished task, thing, matter, issue or business

   tengo varios pendientes ― I have some unfinished issues

Noun

pendiente f (plural pendientes)

1. slope (declivity)

   Synonym: cuesta

   una pendiente resbaladiza ― a slippery slope

Further reading

• “pendiente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28