Pendía (en. Hung)

/penˈdja/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Definition: State of someone who is waiting for something.

Example sentence: She lives in a pendía waiting for an answer.

Ella vive en una pendía esperando una respuesta.

Definition: Condition of inactivity or indecision.

Example sentence: His life is a pendía without clear decisions.

Su vida es una pendía sin decisiones claras.

verb

Definition: Passing time without doing anything particular.

Example sentence: Sometimes I pendío at home not knowing what to do.

A veces me pendío en casa sin saber qué hacer.

Definition: To be on the lookout for something.

Example sentence: We are pendía on what the boss decides.

Estamos pendía de lo que decida el jefe.

Etymology/origin: Derives from the verb 'pendear', which refers to being in a situation of waiting or hesitation.

Phrase: to be in pendía

Meaning: To be in a situation of waiting without a clear direction.

estar en pendía

Phrase: hanging by a thread

Meaning: To be in a precarious or unstable situation.

pendía de un hilo

Phrase: to be a pendía

Meaning: Refers to someone who does not have a defined purpose.

ser un pendía

Related word: pendiente

Description: A thing that remains to be done.

pendiente

Related word: suspenso

Description: State of interruption or waiting.

suspenso

Related word: indeciso

Description: Not clear about what to do.

indeciso

Meaning: A person without a defined activity or clear purpose.

Example: That guy is a pendía, he can't decide on a job.

Ese tipo es un pendía, no se decide por un trabajo.

Meaning: Someone who is always waiting for something that never arrives.

Example: He is always in pendía, waiting for the girl to call him.

Siempre está en pendía, esperando que la chica lo llame.