In Chilean slang, "puta la wea" is the equivalent of "Ah, fuck!" or "Oh, shit!" said about a fairly minor inconvenience.
Juan got to the bus stop just as the bus was pulling away. "Puta la wea," he muttered, pissed-off at having to wait 20 minutes for the next bus.
Of course, if he had missed the last bus of the night, and it meant that had to spend a Winter night sleeping on a park bench or on the grass, he would have said something much stronger than puta la wea.
Of course, if he had missed the last bus of the night, and it meant that had to spend a Winter night sleeping on a park bench or on the grass, he would have said something much stronger than puta la wea.
by david-liviano January 2, 2010