pendiente

/penˈdjente/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
las pendientes

Meaning

  1. slope

    • La calle tiene una pendiente fuerte.

      The street has a steep slope.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

cuesta

cuesta and pendiente are close synonyms for "slope, incline," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

inclinação

inclinação is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "slope."

Portuguese

ladeira

ladeira is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "slope."

Practice

1 What does pendiente mean?

2 Fill the gap: La calle tiene una ___ fuerte.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pendiente?

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