vela güira
Spanish
Noun
vela güira m, f (plural vela güiras)
- (slang, Puerto Rico, derogatory) An opportunist; one who takes an advantage over others.
- 1998 July 7, soc.culture.puerto-rico, Usenet:
- El problema estaba en que ponían sus ambiciones por delante de sus obligaciones para con el resto de la sociedad y estaban pendientes, como quien "vela güira", de satisfacer únicamente sus propias necesidades.
- The problem was that they put their ambitions ahead of their obligations to the rest of society; "opportunists", as they say, satisfying only their own needs.
- 2002 May 28, soc.culture.puerto-rico, Usenet:
- Particularmente si un diz que participe de ese "pequeño grupo" es un cobarde y un vela güira que vive en California.
- Particularly if one so-called participant in this "small group" is a coward and an opportunist who lives in California.
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