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mas mili

English translation: to be savvier/more experienced

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Spanish term or phrase:tener mas mili
English translation:to be savvier/more experienced
Entered by: Nina Cunningham

22:49 Nov 11, 2009
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / Informal correspondence
Spanish term or phrase: mas mili
This appears in a very idiomatic personal e-mail between two people who are arranging a secret rendez-vous.

He says: "A veces pienso que' pensara' tu madre que tiene mas mili que los dos juntos..."

Can anyone help with "mas mili"? I assume it has nothing to do with military service!

It is hinted in another e-mail that the mother is very feisty and well-connected, if this casts any light. There are various accents missing throughout the e-mail.

Many thanks in advance!
Nina Cunningham
Italy
Local time: 15:16
more experience than
Explanation:
This expression means that his mother, as she has lived more years, has got much more experience than both of them together.

Hope it helps!
Selected response from:

Nuria Cobelo
Spain
Local time: 15:16
Grading comment
Thank you very much"
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4more experience than
Nuria Cobelo
2 +2better thoughts / smarter than
Nadja B Batdorf
3more suss
Lisa McCarthy
3who has been around longer than them
Transperts
3has been around the block longer than the 2 of them put together
HugoSteckel


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
more experience than


Explanation:
This expression means that his mother, as she has lived more years, has got much more experience than both of them together.

Hope it helps!

Nuria Cobelo
Spain
Local time: 15:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in GalicianGalician
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you very much"
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +2
better thoughts / smarter than


Explanation:
As I could understand from the context, seems that the mother is smarter than the two people together....
I think it is a way to say that a person thinks better then 2 people together....
I hope that helps.

Nadja B Batdorf
United States
Local time: 06:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you very much. I think "savvier" would also work well here.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Boulter: 'Smarter than both of us put together' is the U.S. phrasing for this slang phrase. Also 'sharper than...' 'foxier than..
41 mins
  -> Thanks Richard :-)
agree  Bubo Coroman (X): I love "foxier"!!
9 hrs
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
more suss


Explanation:
SUSS:
1. To discover or realize information, usually with a level of intuition playing a role.
eg. She was able to suss out his lies very quickly

2. Solve a problem or puzzle using ingenuity.
They're in a bit of a predicament, but I'm sure they'll suss it out.
She had the Rubiks Cube completely sussed within a couple of days.
Debbie just sussed out how to sell shares online.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=suss

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Note added at 14 minutos (2009-11-11 23:03:53 GMT)
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SUSS: BRITISH SLANG

Virgin Prunes :: A Conversation With Dave-id - Part 2... the singer from REM said the Virgin Prunes were a brilliant band, so all these people have **a lot of suss** or they know something good when they hear it. ...
www.virginprunes.com/.../a_conversation_with_daveid_part_2.... -

Super5Media plans 2010 deadline | ITWeb9 Oct 2009 ... They'll need someone with ***a lot of suss*** and ingenuity to make this work (like me...they wish). Consider this...1st World Oz has only one ...
www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content...id... - Cached

Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Local time: 15:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 67
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you!

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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
who has been around longer than them


Explanation:
A suggestion. I think you can use this expression to compare someone with much more life experience than someone else. Which in a way, I think that is what is being said here.



Transperts
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:16
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Many thanks!

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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
has been around the block longer than the 2 of them put together


Explanation:
Another pretty common option.

HugoSteckel
Switzerland
Local time: 15:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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