Aug 20, 2021 15:51
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English term

flicking his boots with a serviette

English to Italian Other Poetry & Literature
A little boy in red clattered up with a huge tea-wagon and leaned against it, whistling and flicking his boots with a serviette.
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Aug 20, 2021 15:51: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"

Proposed translations

+2
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Selected

mentre fischiettava e (con colpi secchi) batteva/bacchettava i suoi stivali con uno straccio

Userei una costruzione esplicita
Peer comment(s):

agree Emmanuella
14 hrs
Grazia
agree martini : batteva
2 days 12 hrs
Forse, semplicente batteva. Dipende da quanto il bambino fosse tranquillo. :))
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9 mins

dandosi dei colpetti sugli stivali /picchiettandosi gli stivali con un tovagliolo

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+1
54 mins

spolverando i suoi stivali picchiettandoli con un tovagliolo/fazzoletto

Secondo me il senso è questo.
https://www.wordreference.com/enit/serviette
Peer comment(s):

agree Francesco Badolato
5 mins
Grazie! :)
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56 mins

battendosi un tovagliolo sulle scarpe

direi così
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