/indepenˈdjente/
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Translation
independent
Word origin
From in- ('not') plus dependiente ('dependent'), from Latin dependere ('to hang from'), from de ('down') plus pendere ('to hang'). The same root gives English 'independent' and 'pendant'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- dependere
- English cognates
- independent, pendant
Grammar
Masc pluralindependientes
Examples
.
She now lives in a separate flat.
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She is a strong and independent woman.
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The country became independent in the last century.
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I prefer to work independently.
¿ económicamente ?
Are you financially independent from your parents?
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