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pendant and Spanish pendiente
In English
pendant
a hanging piece of jewelry
In Spanish
pendiente
por hacer
Spanish "pendiente" means: earring / pending
Why they get mixed up Spanish "pendiente" can be an unresolved debt, a pending task, or the slope of land. English "pendant" is a piece of hanging jewelry. Spanish "pendiente" as an unfinished task in English is "pending."
If you want to say...
- pendantcolgante o dije
- pendingpendiente
- earringarete o pendiente
Examples
She wore a gold pendant.
Llevaba un colgante de oro.
The pendant hung from a chain.
El dije colgaba de una cadena.
She never takes off her silver pendant.
Nunca se quita su colgante de plata.
The heart-shaped pendant was a gift from her mother.
El colgante en forma de corazón fue un regalo de su madre.
Common mistakes in Spanish
Incorrect: Llevaba un pendiente de oro colgado del cuello.
Correct: Llevaba un colgante de oro al cuello.
Pendiente is an earring in Spain or something pending. A necklace pendant is colgante or dije.
Incorrect: Le regalé un pendiente en una cadena.
Correct: Le regalé un colgante en una cadena.
Use colgante or dije for pendant.
Phrases you will hear
- a silver pendantun colgante de plata
- a pendant lightuna lámpara colgante
- a heart-shaped pendantun colgante en forma de corazón
- a pending taskuna tarea pendiente
- an earringun arete
- a necklaceun collar
In a conversation
- A:
I love your pendant.
Me encanta tu colgante.
- B:
Thanks, it's a gift from my mother.
Gracias, es un regalo de mi madre.
- A:
Do you have a matching earring?
¿Tienes un arete a juego?
- B:
Yes. But I still have a pending task: find the other one.
Sí. Pero aún tengo una tarea pendiente: encontrar el otro.
Test yourself
"A diamond pendant" is...
To remember it
- Pendanta hanging piece of jewelry
- = earring; pendingpending
An earring (Spanish "pendiente")
Frequently asked questions
What does Spanish "pendiente" mean?
Spanish "pendiente" means "earring / pending". It looks like the English "pendant", which is exactly why it gets confused, but "pendant" means "a hanging piece of jewelry".
Does English "pendant" mean the same as Spanish "pendiente"?
Spanish "pendiente" can be an unresolved debt, a pending task, or the slope of land. English "pendant" is a piece of hanging jewelry. Spanish "pendiente" as an unfinished task in English is "pending."