Three kinds of residencia
| where you hear it | what la residencia means |
|---|---|
| on a university campus | a residence hall |
| caring for older people | a nursing home |
| at an immigration office | residency, the legal right to live in a country |
The sentence usually tells you which one: students live in the first, grandparents in the second, and you apply for the third.
| My grandmother has lived in a nursing home since last year. | Mi abuela vive en una residencia desde el año pasado. |
| We don't want Grandpa to go to a nursing home. | No queremos que el abuelo vaya a una residencia. |
Pendiente
As an adjective, pendiente is something not done or not paid yet: pending, outstanding. El pendiente, a noun, is an earring.
| The nursing home's bill is still outstanding. | La factura de la residencia sigue pendiente. |
Estar pendiente de someone or something is to keep an eye on them; it also means to be waiting for something, such as news or results. Pendiente agrees in number (estamos pendientes), and de + el becomes del.
| My mother always keeps an eye on Grandma. | Mi madre siempre está pendiente de la abuela. |
| We are waiting for the doctor's results. | Estamos pendientes de los resultados del médico. |
Temporary or long-term
Temporal means temporary; el temporal, a noun, is a spell of severe weather. A largo plazo is in the long term.
| It's a temporary solution until we find something better. | Es una solución temporal hasta que encontremos algo mejor. |
| In the long term, Grandma is going to need more help. | A largo plazo, la abuela va a necesitar más ayuda. |
Holding up, and benefits
Sostener here is physical: to hold someone up, to bear their weight. El beneficio of a business is its profit; for health, it is usually a benefit.
| My legs don't hold me up anymore. | Mis piernas ya no me sostienen. |
| Walking has many benefits for older people. | Caminar tiene muchos beneficios para los mayores. |
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