pendência

See also: pendencia

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin paenitentia.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pẽˈdẽ.si.ɐ/ [pẽˈdẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /pẽˈdẽ.sjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pẽˈdẽ.si.a/ [pẽˈdẽ.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /pẽˈdẽ.sja/

  • Rhymes: -ẽsiɐ, -ẽsjɐ
  • Hyphenation: pen‧dên‧ci‧a

Noun

pendência f (plural pendências)

  1. conflict; disagreement
  2. pendency, dependency (quality or condition of what is pending)
  3. (law) period during which a legal matter awaits court resolution (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
  4. (colloquial) inclination; sympathy
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