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Native Script:हिंदी देवनागरी
Pronunciation / Transliteration: vyavaharik gyan
"बड़े शहर में रहने के लिए व्यावहारिक ज्ञान की आवश्यकता होती है।"
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Practical knowledge and common sense needed to survive and function effectively in urban or potentially hazardous environments.
"Living in a large metropolis requires a good deal of street-smarts to stay safe." - 2
Astuteness and shrewdness gained from real-world experience rather than formal schooling.
"He lacked formal business training, but his sharp street-smarts helped him build a successful enterprise."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from American slang in the mid-20th century, combining 'street' (representing urban environments and real-world experience) and 'smarts' (informal for intelligence). It emerged to contrast formal, academic education ('book-smarts') with practical survival and social navigation skills acquired in everyday urban life.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Street-smarts" is said worldwide
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débrouillardise
Transliteration: debruwardiz
"Il faut de la débrouillardise pour vivre dans cette grande ville."
Straßenwissen
Transliteration: ʃtʁaːsn̩ˌvɪsn̩
"Man braucht ein gewisses Straßenwissen in der Großstadt."
senso della strada
Transliteration: senso della strada
"Ci vuole molto senso della strada per cavarsela lì."
viveza callejera
Transliteration: bibeza kajehera
"La viveza callejera es esencial para sobrevivir en barrios difíciles."
malícia de rua
Transliteration: malisia dʒi ʁua
"Ele tem muita malícia de rua e sabe lidar com perigos."
व्यावहारिक ज्ञान
Transliteration: vyavaharik gyan
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"बड़े शहर में रहने के लिए व्यावहारिक ज्ञान की आवश्यकता होती है।"
处世能力
Transliteration: chǔshì nénglì
Script: 中文汉字
"在复杂的社会中生存需要一定的处世能力。"
눈치
Transliteration: nunchi
Script: 한국어 한글
"도시에서 살아남으려면 어느 정도의 눈치가 필요하다."
世渡り上手
Transliteration: watarijouzu
Script: 日本語
"大都会で生き抜くには世渡り上手でなければならない。"
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