English-Spanish translations for pending

• pendiente
  Sin embargo, este asunto sigue pendiente. However, this is an issue that is still pending.
  No es Dinamarca el único país que tiene cuestiones pendientes. It is not only Denmark which has matters pending.
  Hay 300 nuevas solicitudes pendientes de ser examinadas. There are 300 new applications pending examination.
• esperando
  La Constitución Europea ya es un paso adelante en esta dirección, pero no podemos quedarnos cruzados de brazos esperando la ratificación por parte de los Estados miembros. The European Constitution is already a move in this direction but, pending ratification by the Member States, we cannot and must not stand idly by.
  Digo "provisional" porque se ha concluido una normativa horizontal para varios sectores y tipos de actividad, pero para la normativa vertical hay que seguir esperando. I am adding "provisionally" , because although a number of sectors and activities are already covered by conclusive horizontal legislation, the vertical rules are still pending.

Definition of pending

• Awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation
• About to happen; imminent or impending
• While waiting for something; until
• During

Examples

• Pending the outcome of the investigation, the police officer is suspended from duty.
• Pending the investigation, the police officer is suspended from duty.

Related words

• depending
• suspending
• spending
• impending
• pending further information
• pending booking
• pending reservation
• depending on
• spending spree