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['striːtwaɪz]* * *streetwise /ˈstri:twaɪz/a.1 scafato; tosto; in gamba; che conosce l'arte di arrangiarsi2 ( di un assistente sociale) che ha esperienza della vita di strada; che conosce bene gli abitanti di un quartiere.* * *['striːtwaɪz] -
2 streetwise street·wise adj
['striːtˌwaɪz]fam scafato (-a) -
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♦ street /stri:t/A n.strada (spec. di città); via: main street, via principale; corso; side street, via traversa; a one-way street, una strada a senso unico; mean streets, strade malfamate; to roam the streets, andare in giro per le strade; to cross the street, attraversare la strada NOTA D'USO: - street, road o way?-B a.( slang USA) ► streetwise● the Street ( a Londra: ► «Fleet Street», ► fleet /2/; a New York: ► Wall Street), strada che designa per antonomasia un'attività che in essa si svolge □ (spreg.) street Arab, ragazzo di strada; monello □ (fin.) street broker, agente di cambio che lavora fuori della Borsa; operatore del mercato ristretto (o di un borsino) □ street child, bambino (o ragazzo) di strada □ street cleaner, spazzino; netturbino □ street cred (o street credibility), aderenza ( da parte dei giovani) alle maniere e alle mode della controcultura urbana □ (fam.) street credible, che gode il favore dei giovani; che è al passo con i tempi □ street cries, grida di venditori ambulanti □ street door, porta di strada; portone □ street drug, droga illegale ( che si vende per strada) □ street fighting, scontri di piazza □ street furniture, arredo urbano □ ( urbanistica) street grid, reticolato urbano □ street index, stradario □ street island, isola pedonale; salvagente □ street lamp, lampione □ ( in una casa) street level, pianterreno □ street light, lampione □ street lighting, illuminazione stradale □ street map, piantina stradale ( di città); stradario □ (fin.) street market, dopoborsa; fuoriborsa; mercato ristretto; borsino □ street orderly, spazzino □ street photo (o street shot), fotografia scattata per strada □ street sign, insegna stradale □ street sweeper, spazzatrice ( macchina); spazzino, netturbino □ street theatre, teatro popolare all'aperto □ (comm.) street trader, ambulante □ street value, prezzo (spec. della droga) in strada □ street-watering vehicle, innaffiatrice ( automezzo) □ street worker, operatore di strada ( assistente sociale) □ (fam. USA) to hit the street, uscire di casa □ (fam.) not in the same street as sb., di gran lunga inferiore a q. □ (polit.) to take to the streets, scendere in piazza; tumultuare □ to turn sb. out into the street, gettare q. sul lastrico □ a two-way street, una strada a doppio senso; (fig.) un rapporto che funziona nei due sensi □ (fam.) up my street, di mio gradimento; di mia competenza □ (fig.) to walk (o to work) the streets, battere il marciapiede □ ( di due persone) to be streets apart, essere del tutto diversi; essere lontani le mille miglia □ (fam.) He is streets ahead of me, mi è di gran lunga superiore. -
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