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    Pendue (en. Hanged)

    /pɑ̃dy/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    adjective
    Which is suspended.
    The lamp is hung from the ceiling.
    La lampe est pendue au plafond.
    The state of a person sentenced to death by hanging.
    The suspended person was the most severely punished.
    La pendue était la plus sévèrement punie.
    Referring to a situation of waiting or uncertainty.
    His answer remains hanging in the air.
    Sa réponse reste pendue dans l'air.

    Etymology

    From the verb 'pendre' in the feminine past participle.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to be hanging on someone's lips
    To be very attentive to what someone says.
    être pendue à ses lèvres
    to hang someone high and dry
    To punish someone severely.
    pendre quelqu'un haut et court
    to have a suspended person
    To have an attitude of waiting or uncertainty.
    avoir une pendue

    Related Words

    to hang
    To hang something by one end.
    pendre
    hanging
    Which is in a suspended position.
    pendent
    suspension
    The action of suspending.
    suspension

    Slang Meanings

    To be in a complicated situation.
    I have been hanging on to this project for too long.
    Je suis pendue à ce projet depuis trop longtemps.
    To feel sidelined or excluded.
    In this conversation, I feel suspended.
    Dans cette conversation, je me sens pendue.