Pendencias (en. Quarrels)

/penˈdenθjas/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Situations or matters that have not been finalized and require attention.

I have several pending matters at work that I need to resolve this week.

Tengo varias pendencias en mi trabajo que debo resolver esta semana.

Obligations or tasks that have not yet been completed.

The pending matters of the project are affecting the team's progress.

Las pendencias del proyecto están afectando el avance del equipo.

Things that are waiting to be addressed or clarified.

Unfortunately, the pending matters with the suppliers remain unresolved.

Lamentablemente, las pendencias con los proveedores siguen sin solucionarse.

From the verb 'pendenciar', which comes from the Latin 'pendere', meaning 'to hang' or 'to be pending'.

to be pending

To be in a situation of waiting or uncertainty.

estar en pendencia

to resolve pending matters

To provide a solution to things that are pending.

resolver pendencias

accumulated pending matters

Issues that have accumulated without being resolved.

pendencias acumuladas

Pending matter

The state of being pending.

pendencia

Pending

That is yet to be done or resolved.

pendiente

A mess or problem that has not been solved.

That situation has become a complicated pending matter.

Esa situación se ha vuelto una pendencia complicada.

A thing or issue that has been forgotten and needs to be addressed.

That note is a pending matter that I don't remember addressing.

Esa nota es una pendencia que no recuerdo haber atendido.