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1 indeciso
undecidedabitualmente indecisive* * *indeciso agg.1 (non deciso) undecided, unsettled: la questione è ancora indecisa, the matter is still undecided (o open to discussion) // colore indeciso, indistinct colour2 (irresoluto) irresolute, indecisive, hesitant, wavering: sono ancora indeciso, I haven't made up my mind yet; carattere indeciso, indecisive character; è indeciso sul da farsi, he's undecided what to do.* * *[inde'tʃizo]1) (non definito) unsettled, pendent2) (irresoluto) [ persona] indecisive, irresolute, undecided* * *indeciso/inde't∫izo/1 (non definito) unsettled, pendent2 (irresoluto) [ persona] indecisive, irresolute, undecided; essere indeciso tra to waver between; essere indeciso sul fare to be unsure about doing; sono -a su quale vestito mettermi I can't make up my mind about which dress to wear. -
2 pendente
pendente agg.1 hanging, pendent: una lampada pendente dal soffitto, a lamp hanging from the ceiling2 ( inclinato) leaning3 (dir. ecc.) pending, pendent; outstanding: una causa pendente, a pending suit; carichi pendenti, pending prosecutions; controversia pendente, unsettled controversy; (amm.) pratiche pendenti, outstanding files; (comm.) conto pendente, outstanding account4 ( dubbioso) wavering, undecided◆ s.m.1 ( orecchino) earring, pendant-earring2 ( ciondolo) pendant.* * *[pen'dɛnte]1. agg1) (appeso) hanging, (inclinato) leaning2) (Dir : causa, lite) pending2. sm(pendaglio) pendant, (orecchino) drop earring* * *[pen'dɛnte] 1.1) (che pende) [ lampada] hanging; [ orecchino] dangling2) (inclinato)3) (irrisolto) [ questione] outstanding4) dir. [ causa] pending; [credito, debito] outstanding2.sostantivo maschile1) (ciondolo) pendant2) (orecchino) drop earring* * *pendente/pen'dεnte/2 (inclinato) la torre pendente di Pisa the leaning tower of Pisa3 (irrisolto) [ questione] outstanding4 dir. [ causa] pending; [credito, debito] outstanding1 (ciondolo) pendant2 (orecchino) drop earring. -
3 sospeso
1. past part vedere sospendere2. adj hangingfig questione pendingtenere in sospeso persona keep in suspense* * *sospeso agg.1 hanging, suspended: una lampada sospesa al soffitto, a lamp hanging from the ceiling; ponte sospeso, suspension bridge; restare sospeso nel vuoto, to be hanging in space // essere sospeso a un filo, (fig.) to be hanging by a thread // (geol.): falda freatica sospesa, perched water table; ghiacciaio sospeso, hanging glacier2 ( interrotto) suspended, interrupted; ( rinviato) postponed, adjourned: i lavori sono sospesi, the works are interrupted; riunione sospesa, adjourned meeting; il servizio dei pullman oggi è sospeso, the coach service has been suspended today; (comm.) la vendita di questo articolo è sospesa, the sale of this article is suspended3 ( punito) suspended: studente sospeso, suspended student; questo impiegato è sospeso per un mese, this employee is suspended (o is on suspension) for a month4 ( trepidante) in suspense, on edge (pred.); ( preoccupato) worried; ( indeciso) undecided: non tenerlo così sospeso, don't keep him in suspense like that; siamo ancora con l'animo sospeso, we are still in suspense; sono sempre con l'animo sospeso quando viaggia in aeroplano, I am always worried (o on edge) when he takes a plane // col fiato sospeso, with bated breath◆ s.m. ( conto da saldare) outstanding payment, outstanding account; ( pratica non definita) outstanding matter: (comm.) avere molti sospesi, to have many outstanding accounts // in sospeso, outstanding, pending, unsettled, held over; in abeyance: rimane tutto in sospeso fino al suo arrivo, everything has been held over until his arrival; trattative, affari in sospeso, pending negotiations, business; conto in sospeso, outstanding (o unpaid) bill; ho ancora dei conti in sospeso con te!, (fig.) I still have some unsettled account with you!; debito in sospeso, unsettled (o unpaid) debt; crediti, effetti in sospeso, outstanding credits, bills; tenere un pagamento in sospeso, to hold over a payment; tenere in sospeso una pratica, to hold a matter in abeyance; (dir.) causa in sospeso, pending lawsuit.* * *[sos'peso] sospeso (-a)1. ppSee:2. aggin sospeso — (pratica) pending, (discorso) unfinished, (conto) outstanding
* * *[sos'peso] 1.participio passato sospendere2.1) (appeso) suspended; [lampadario, quadro] hanging (a from)2) (sollevato)3) fig. (interrotto, rinviato) suspended, postponed, deferred, adjourned5) in sospeso [ questione] undecided, pending, pendent; [lavoro, problema, conto] outstandingtenere qcn. in sospeso — to keep sb. in suspense
••* * *sospeso/sos'peso/II aggettivo1 (appeso) suspended; [lampadario, quadro] hanging (a from)3 fig. (interrotto, rinviato) suspended, postponed, deferred, adjourned5 in sospeso [ questione] undecided, pending, pendent; [lavoro, problema, conto] outstanding; per il momento lasciamolo in sospeso let's put it to the side for the moment; lasciare la decisione in sospeso to leave the decision open; tenere qcn. in sospeso to keep sb. in suspense; ho ancora un conto in sospeso con lui I've still got a bone to pick with himcol fiato sospeso with bated breath; il film ci ha tenuto col fiato sospeso the film had us on the edge of our seats. -
4 ciondolo
m pendant* * *ciondolo s.m. pendant, pendent, charm, trinket: ciondolo portafortuna, good luck charm; orecchini a ciondolo, pendant earrings.* * *['tʃondolo]sostantivo maschile charm, pendant* * *ciondolo/'t∫ondolo/sostantivo m.charm, pendant. -
5 pendolo
m pendulum* * *pendolo1 s.m.1 (fis.) pendulum*: pendolo semplice, composto, simple, compound pendulum; pendolo a compensazione, compensation pendulum; pendolo balistico, ballistic pendulum; moto del pendolo, pendulum motion; oscillazione del pendolo, swing of the pendulum // (astr.) pendolo sismico, pendulum seismograph3 ( orologio a pendolo) pendulum-clock.1 (letter.) hanging; pendulous, pendent* * *['pɛndolo]sostantivo maschile1) fis. pendulum2) (orologio)* * *pendolo/'pεndolo/sostantivo m.1 fis. pendulum2 (orologio) orologio a pendolo grandfather clock.
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pendent — pen·dent / pen dənt/ adj [Middle French pendant suspended, present participle of pendre to hang, ultimately from Latin pendēre] 1: remaining undetermined: pending (1) a pendent suit 2: of, relating to, or being the basis of pendent jurisdiction… … Law dictionary
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pendent — (adj.) c.1600, respelling of M.E. pendaunt hanging, overhanging (see PENDANT (Cf. pendant)) on model of its L. original, pendentem (nom. pendens), prp. of pendere to hang … Etymology dictionary
pendent — *suspended, pendulous … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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pendent — 1. pendènt prép. pendent. voir mentre, enterin, entanto 2. pendènt m. pendent d oreille … Diccionari Personau e Evolutiu
pendent — or pendant adjective Etymology: Middle English pendaunt Date: 14th century 1. jutting or leaning over ; overhanging < a pendent cliff > 2. supported from above ; suspended < icicles pendent from the eaves > 3. remaining undeter … New Collegiate Dictionary