- streetwise street·wise adj
- ['striːtˌwaɪz]
fam scafato (-a)
to be streetwise — sapersela cavare
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
streetwise street·wise adj
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streetwise — (adj.) 1965, from STREET (Cf. street) + WISE (Cf. wise) (adj.) smart, savvy … Etymology dictionary
streetwise — /street wuyz /, adj. street smart. Also, street wise. [1960 65, Amer.; STREET + WISE1] * * * … Universalium
streetwise — street•wise [[t]ˈstritˌwaɪz[/t]] adj. cvb possessing street smarts • Etymology: 1960–65 … From formal English to slang
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
streetwise — street|wise [ˈstri:twaız] adj able to deal with the dangerous situations and people that are common in some cities and towns … Dictionary of contemporary English
canny — [adj] clever, artful able, acute, adroit, astute, cagey, careful, cautious, circumspect, cunning, dexterous, discreet, foxy*, frugal, having fancy footwork*, hep*, ingenious, intelligent, judicious, knowing, nimble witted, perspicacious, prudent … New thesaurus
