La Palabra Del Dia: "pendiente"

Question

pendiente ( pehn-dyehn'-teh )

adjective ( attentive, aware of; pending )

There are many native English speakers here, most of us can offer great suggestions to the English sentences. I will do my best to go through them all, too. For the Spanish sentences, edit your posts according to the native Spanish speaker's suggestions. Use today's Word of the Day in your own Spanish sentence (and include the English translation as well). Try to use the word in a completely new way and vote on the sentences you like best. The winner will be chosen based upon the correct use of the word as well as the number of votes.

Guidelines:

Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either. Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well. Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary). Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.) Please keep political, religious or personal statements to a minimum. This is a practice game.

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Examples:

1: Hay que estar pendiente de tus cosas o se las llevarán los monitos.

You need to be attentive to your things or the monkeys will take them.

2: Este fin de semana voy a sacar todas las cosas pendientes en mi lista de quehaceres.

This weekend I'm going to wrap up all the pending things on my to-do list.

Gorgeous pic mi amiga. Happy Halloween :-)))!!! - Jraider, Oct 30, 2015

Thank you, JR.. Same to you. :) - rac1, Oct 30, 2015

Hola amigos - I'm back! :)) - ian-hill, Oct 30, 2015

Good to have you back, Ian. You've been missed. xo - rac1, Oct 30, 2015

Too busy to participate today, but I did read and vote. ;) - jrschenk, Oct 30, 2015

Hola mi amor, beautiful pic , put it or one like it on my flower post , I am trying to gentrify SD or at least colorise it. - ray76, Oct 31, 2015

No probs, JR. - rac1, Nov 1, 2015

I know you try your hardest and do your best Raymon. Thank you. xo - rac1, Nov 1, 2015

Answer 1

Tengo que cosechar las verduras restantes de mi jardín antes de la helada pendiente.

I need to harvest the remaining vegetables from my garden before the pending frost.

Good thinking :) - Raja-jani, Oct 30, 2015

Yellow tomatoes? They look really good! - rac1, Oct 30, 2015

:) - Pablo064, Oct 31, 2015

Answer 2

¡Ay! ¡Ni tienes el menor concepto de cuántos quehaceres que tengo pendientes.

¡Ay! You have NO IDEA of how many chores I have left to do.

A doggie's work is never done :-)! - Jraider, Oct 30, 2015

Please don't even go there. I know how you feel. - rac1, Oct 30, 2015

A Jack Russell. My friend has one. They're characters but not very docile. - languagenut, Oct 31, 2015

Answer 3

Por mala suerte los dictadores arreglan sus asuntos pendientes a menudo con asesinos asalariados , pero de todos modos con violencia.

By bad luck dictators settle their unresolved matters with hired assasins, but by all means violently.

I think it would sound more natural to say, "assasins violently" ♥ - rac1, Oct 30, 2015

Dictators :-((!!! - Jraider, Oct 30, 2015

Asesinos a sueldo - Ikigreg, Oct 30, 2015

:) - Pablo064, Oct 31, 2015

Gracias amigos - porcupine7, Oct 31, 2015

Answer 4

Todos estaban pendientes de lo que se encontraría luego, después de que el investigador encontró los pendientes en la pendiente.

Everyone was waiting on what would be found next, after the investigator found the earrings on the slope.

Details are important in an investigation. :) - rac1, Oct 30, 2015

Maybe they are Vegita's earrings. - Jubilado, Oct 30, 2015

Of course it is just my insistence on using el pendiente, la pendiente, and pendiente as an adjective in the same sentence. I am not even quite sure who Vegita is. - bosquederoble, Oct 30, 2015

jajaja funny comment Jubilado - Pablo064, Oct 31, 2015

Jeje Muy divertido. - languagenut, Oct 31, 2015

Now I am going to have to figure out what Jubilado's comment means. :) - bosquederoble, Oct 31, 2015

Bosque, read crucesignatus' post. That's what I was referring to. - Jubilado, Nov 1, 2015

Answer 5

Hasta que yo recomenzara dar clases de inglés a clientes privados, fue una asignatura pendiente cuando tuviera el tiempo.

Until I resumed giving English classes to private clients, it was an unresolved matter as to when I would have the time.

If we want to, we will make time, you're right. :) - rac1, Oct 30, 2015

The irony of retirement: I have all the time in the world but can't get things done! - Jubilado, Oct 30, 2015

As Yoda says: " Do or do not. There is no try! " :-)! - Jraider, Oct 30, 2015

Answer 6

Si Vegito no se hubiera quitado la barrera de energía, los pendientes que usaba hubieran hecho que Vegeta y Gokú estuvieran fusionados para siempre.

If Vegito had not removed himself from energy barrier, the earrings that he used would have made it that Vegeta and Goku would be fused forever.

Thank you Rac and Jubilado.

Vegito

Wow!!! Heavy :-)! - Jraider, Oct 30, 2015

...."removed himself from".... .... I don't understand the last part, so not sure how to correct that. Lo siento. - rac1, Oct 30, 2015

"...the earrings that he used would have made it that V & G would be fused forever. (I think that's what it means in English). - Jubilado, Oct 30, 2015

Thank you guys! - crucesignatus, Oct 31, 2015

jajaj yo también veía esto, em bueno lo sigo viendo :D - Pablo064, Oct 31, 2015

Answer 7

Está pendiente de la hora/los niños. / He’s keeping an eye on the time/the children.

Estuvo muy pendiente de sus invitados. / She was very attentive to her guests.

Estaban pendientes de las noticias/de sus palabras. / They were listening attentively to the news/his words.

Thank you my English professor. :) - rac1, Oct 30, 2015

De nada princesa. xx - ian-hill, Oct 30, 2015

Meanwhile since we are Russian we will smoke and drink vodka. - Jubilado, Oct 30, 2015

Answer 8

Un ambiente de trabajo hostil hace difícil estar pendiente a los detalles.

A hostile work environment makes it difficult to be attentive to details.

¿Y cuál es el fondo ser hostil? And what is the point of being hostile? No sé. I don't know. - Jubilado, Oct 30, 2015

Call employee relations ;-)! - Jraider, Oct 30, 2015

It does, indeed, amiga. - rac1, Oct 30, 2015

The body language tells which one is hostile. - ian-hill, Oct 30, 2015

:) - Pablo064, Oct 31, 2015

Answer 9

¡Sí, tengo un escritorio desordenado! Tengo muchos proyectos pendientes.

Yes, I have a messy desk! I have a lot of pending projects.

take my advice, start work right away. - osas-baby, Oct 30, 2015

Don't touch anything! I know where everything is! :-D - Jubilado, Oct 30, 2015

Organized chaos ??? - Jraider, Oct 30, 2015

And they're impending all over your desk. jejejeje - rac1, Oct 30, 2015

Answer 10

Lo que veo es muy raro, pero esta pendiente de lado de que mires. Ahora tengo mucha prisa , hasta la próxima tenemos una charla pendiente.

What I see is very unusual, but it depends on a side you look from. I am in a hurry now , until next time we have chat pending.

Bubamaria, please add language details to your profile. "until next time when we chat"... Sounds more natural. :) - rac1, Oct 30, 2015

Thank you. Gracias. - bubamaria, Oct 31, 2015

Thanks for filling out your profile. What an interesting person you are! - Jubilado, Nov 1, 2015

Answer 11

Roberto: Mi casa está sobre un terreno pendiente. El agua de lluvia fluye lejos de esa.

Joshua: Hiciste una inversión sabia.

Roberto: My house is on sloping ground. The rain water flows away from it.

Joshua: You made a wise investment.

(Note: I come here for practice… practice of conversational Spanish. Please don’t expect “impressive” sentences from me. However, expect occasional humor, because that makes good conversation. I never discourage learners.)

You're doing fantastic, That's what this thread is for, amigo. :):) - rac1, Oct 30, 2015

I think you do a pretty impressive job Raj :-)! - Jraider, Oct 30, 2015

I think the conversations are great. It just makes me want to know more about the people. :) - bosquederoble, Oct 30, 2015

Please insert the names of those to whom you would say what my fictitious characters say. - Raja-jani, Oct 30, 2015

I was thinking of them being your co-workers or something. Ah well. :) - bosquederoble, Oct 30, 2015

..terreno en pendiente..you don't need 'de esa' :) - Pablo064, Oct 31, 2015

Answer 12

La profesora estaba decepcionada de que la mayoria de sus estudiantes no estaban pendientes de su conferencia. De hecho, parecía que muchos estaban durmiendo en la clase. Quizás estudiaron hasta más tarde la noche antes, o ¿podría haber otra explicación?

The teacher was disappointed that most of her students were not attentive to her lecture. In fact, it seemed that many were sleeping in the class. Perhaps they were studying very late the night before, or could there be another explanation?

I think I need some subjunctive here, please help! - jennysk, Oct 31, 2015

..estaba decepcionada de que...no estaban pendientes de su conferencia..estudiaron hasta muy tarde..(or 'estuvieron estudiando hasta muy') where do you think you needed subjunctive jenny? - Pablo064, Oct 31, 2015

Good sentence mate. Worth my vote. - ray76, Oct 31, 2015

Thanks Pablo. It seemed to me that the subjunctive might be needed after parecia que and/or after Quizas, as these are uncertainties. No? - jennysk, Oct 31, 2015

Jeje - languagenut, Oct 31, 2015

She gave them all sleeping pills to keep them calm. jejejje - rac1, Nov 1, 2015

Answer 13

Hypotésis: ¿Cómo se construiría una casa en una pendiente que fuera de 45 grados? Con dificultad.

Hypothesis: How would one build a house on a slope of 45 degrees? With difficulty.

At present I am learning how to use the "condicional" and "imperfecto de subjuntivo" - languagenut, Oct 31, 2015

Very carefully. :) - rac1, Nov 1, 2015