streetwise

/ˈstriːtwaɪz/ adjective (US also street-smart)

Translation

› Someone who is streetwise knows how to manage dangerous or difficult situations in big towns or cities.

büyük şehir yaşamını ve tehlikeleri savuşturmayı bilen; sokakların adamı olan

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(Definition of streetwise adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

false, not real or not legal

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