- street-smart adj Am
- ['striːtsmɒːt]
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English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
street-smart adj Am
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street smart — [adj] shrewd artful, astute, cagey, calculating, canny, clever, crafty, cunning, experienced, foxy*, ingenious, intelligent, perceptive, quick witted, savvy*, seasoned, sharp, slick*, sly, smart, smooth, streetwise, wily, wise; concepts 401,402 … New thesaurus
street-smart — adj especially AmE informal ↑streetwise >street smarts n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
street smart — also street smart ADJ GRADED Someone who is street smart knows how to deal with difficult or dangerous situations, especially in big cities. [mainly AM, INFORMAL] He is street smart and is not afraid of this neighborhood. Syn: streetwise … English dictionary
street-smart — [strēt′smärt΄] adj. Informal STREETWISE … English World dictionary
street smart — adj. knowledgable about life in the city, particularly in dangerous parts of a city. She s street smart and knows how to get things done … English slang
street-smart — /street smahrt /, adj. possessing or showing street smarts. [1965 70] * * * … Universalium
street-smart — ¦ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: street (II) + smart (II) : streetwise herein * * * /street smahrt /, adj. possessing or showing street smarts. [1965 70] * * * street smart UK US … Useful english dictionary
street smarts — street′ smarts n. pl. shrewd awareness of how to survive in an urban environment • Etymology: 1970–75 street′ smart , adj … From formal English to slang
smart — [[t]smɑ͟ː(r)t[/t]] ♦♦♦ smarter, smartest, smarts, smarting, smarted 1) ADJ GRADED Smart people and things are pleasantly neat and clean in appearance. [mainly BRIT] He was smart and well groomed but not good looking... I was dressed in a smart… … English dictionary
streetwise — /street wuyz /, adj. street smart. Also, street wise. [1960 65, Amer.; STREET + WISE1] * * * … Universalium
canny — adj British sharp witted, street smart , attractive. This term from standard English is applied, particularly in Newcastle and the north of England, as a general term of approval, especially in the phrase a canny lad/lass . Canny is an irregular… … Contemporary slang
