English Dictionary

Puerto Rican time

名詞

軽蔑的 俗語 時々 不可算名詞

(uncountable, sometimes derogatory, slang) A notional system of time which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to Puerto Ricans, and which they sometimes jocularly ascribe to themselves, to account for their supposed tendency to be leisurely, not rigorous about scheduling, and often tardy.

日本語の意味

プエルトリコタイム：プエルトリコ人に対して、またはプエルトリコ人自身が、時間に対する緩やかで、予定やスケジュールに厳密でなく、遅刻しがちな特徴を風刺的または自嘲的に表現する概念。

She told us to be there by seven, but with Puerto Rican time, everyone expected to arrive much later.

彼女は7時までに来るように言ったが、プエルトリコに見られる典型的なゆったりした時間感覚のため、みんなもっと遅れて到着するだろうと予想していた。

意味（1）

(uncountable, sometimes derogatory, slang) A notional system of time which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to Puerto Ricans, and which they sometimes jocularly ascribe to themselves, to account for their supposed tendency to be leisurely, not rigorous about scheduling, and often tardy.