vela güira
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editvela güira m or f by sense (plural vela güira)
- (slang, Puerto Rico, derogatory) an opportunist; one who takes an advantage over others
- Synonyms: oportunista, abusador, ventajista, lambeojo, soplapote
- 1998 July 7, soc.culture.puerto-rico[1] (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.
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