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streetwise

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street·wise  (strtwz)
adj.
Having the shrewd awareness, experience, and resourcefulness needed for survival in a difficult, often dangerous urban environment.

streetwise [ˈstriːtˌwaɪz]
adj
(Sociology) attuned to and adept at surviving in an urban, poor and often criminal environment Also street-smart
street wisdom  n
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Adj.1.streetwise - having the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an urban environment
smart - showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
Translations
streetwise [ˈstriːtwaɪz] ADJdespabilado

streetwise [ˈstriːtwaɪz] adjdébrouillard(e), aguerri(e) aux mœurs de la rue

streetwise [ˈstriːtˌwaɪz] adj (fam) → scafato/a

streetwise محنك obeznámený s místními problémy gadevant gerissen έμπειρος από τη ζωή espabilado katuelämää tunteva débrouillard snalazi se na asfaltu sveglio 世慣れた 도시 물정에 밝은 door de wol geverfd storbyvant cwaniacki desenrascado, malandro знающий gatusmart ซึ่งเอาตัวรอดได้ในสังคมเมือง sokaklarda büyümüş bụi đời 善于在城市生活的


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