battere il marciapiede

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, beat the sidewalk (with one's feet).

Verb[edit]

bàttere il marciapiede (first-person singular present bàtto il marciapiede, first-person singular past historic battéi il marciapiede, past participle battùto il marciapiede, auxiliary avére)

  1. (idiomatic) to walk the streets; to prostitute