pendência

See also: pendencia

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin paenitentia.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pẽˈdẽ.si.ɐ/ [pẽˈdẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /pẽˈdẽ.sjɐ/

• (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/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pẽˈdẽ.sjɐ/

• 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