pensive — dreamily thoughtful; essentially, lost in your thoughts, possibly with a touch of sadness
pensativo — the Spanish cognate with a slightly different meaning — completely lost in your thoughts
In Spanish, the verb “pensar” means “to think.” It’s a verb that you learn early in your studies, and it’s fairly easy to remember its meaning if you alread…
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