pendiente de aprobación
/pendjente de apɾobaθjon/from spelling rules
The English phrase "pending approval" is translated into Spanish as pendiente de aprobación.
Used to describe something that is waiting to be officially accepted or agreed to.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In some Latin American countries, you may encounter the variation en trámite de aprobación to mean pending approval.
How does it change in a sentence?
If the subject being described is plural, the adjective pendiente must change to pendientes to agree in number.
Did you know?
- The word pendiente also means 'earring' in Spanish. While it describes a status of waiting in this phrase, it refers to a piece of jewelry in other contexts.
- While pendiente de aprobación is used for documents, if a person is 'pending' a decision, they might say they are en vilo, meaning they are suspended in mid-air with anxiety.
- Beyond official approvals, the word pendiente can be used as an adjective to describe a person who is exceptionally attentive or mindful of another person's needs.
Examples in context
- Tenemos un informe en espera de aprobación por parte del director.We have a report pending approval from the director.
- El presupuesto final está sujeto a aprobación por parte del comité.The final budget is pending approval by the committee.
- La próxima reunión está pendiente de aprobación de la junta directiva.The upcoming meeting is pending approval from the board of directors.
- Todas las solicitudes están esperando aprobación del supervisor.All the requests are pending approval from the supervisor.
- El nuevo proyecto está a la espera de aprobación del departamento de marketing.The new project is pending approval from the marketing department.
- La solicitud de visa está en trámite de aprobación.The visa application is pending approval.
- La documentación fiscal está a la espera de autorización.The tax documentation is pending approval.
- El presupuesto está pendiente de aprobación.The budget is pending approval.
- Su solicitud sigue pendiente de aprobación.His application is still pending approval.
- El nuevo proyecto está pendiente de aprobación de la junta.The new project is pending approval from the board.
Example conversation
Mateo and María are discussing the status of a document in an office.
- María¿Sabes algo del nuevo contrato, Mateo?Do you know anything about the new contract, Mateo?
- MateoTodavía está pendiente de aprobación por la gerencia.It is still pending approval from management.
- MaríaEntiendo, espero que lo aprueben pronto.I understand, I hope they approve it soon.
- MateoOjalá, María, nos avisarán mañana.I hope so, María, they will let us know tomorrow.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
