pedido pendiente
/pedido pendjente/from spelling rules
The English phrase "back order" is translated into Spanish as pedido pendiente.
In commercial and logistics contexts, pedido pendiente describes a product that is temporarily out of stock but will be shipped once it becomes available. In certain situations, you may also describe a product as being en espera (on hold or waiting) to indicate it is on back order.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of pedido (order) and pendiente (pending or outstanding).
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the plural form "back orders," you must change both the noun and the adjective to their plural forms: pedidos pendientes.
Did you know?
- The adjective pendiente can also mean 'earring' in many Spanish-speaking countries, which is a literal physical 'hanging' from the ear.
- The word pedido shares a distant ancestor with the English word 'petition', as both stem from the Latin 'petere', meaning 'to seek' or 'to go towards'.
- The word pendiente comes from the verb 'pender', which means 'to hang', meaning a back order is conceptually something that is 'hanging' over your head or unfinished.
Examples in context
- Tenemos su pedido en esperaWe have your order on back order
- Su pedido está pendienteYour order is pending
- El artículo que quieres no está disponible en este momento, pero podemos solicitarloThe item you want is not available at the moment, but we can order it
- Tengo un pedido pendiente de esa mesa.I have a back order for that table.
- El pedido pendiente llegará la próxima semana.The back order will arrive next week.
- ¿Cuándo enviarán mi pedido pendiente?When will they ship my back order?
Example conversation
Elena is asking Javier about a customer's shipment at a warehouse.
- ElenaJavier, ¿qué pasa con el pedido pendiente de la silla?Javier, what is happening with the back order for the chair?
- JavierAún es un pedido pendiente porque no hay stock.It is still a back order because there is no stock.
- ElenaEntiendo, ¿sabes cuándo recibiremos las unidades?I understand, do you know when we will receive the units?
- JavierCreo que el pedido pendiente saldrá el lunes.I think the back order will go out on Monday.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries pedido, pendiente, CC BY-SA 4.0.
