not "strongly haired"!

Either "hairy" or "his shin, with its thick growth of hair".

Otherwise ok.

Nicht "pushed" anstelle von "drew"?

Bubb

That would suggest to me that "he" the subject was not wearing the trousers. Maybe...

(OT: Lav, you are so publishing this post-edit.^^ I'm pre-ordering.)

Alt: Reminiscent, he pulled up his right pants leg and brushed his hand along his hairy calf/shin. The long scar would forever remind him of losing his family.

Ami-English.

Thanks everyone!

@uffda

what do you mean by this: (OT: Lav, you are so publishing this post-edit.^^ I'm pre-ordering.)

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I agree with escoville (#1). Otherwise, your version is fine, Lav.

*edit* #2: Whether "pushed" or "drew" depends on the pant-leg-raising technique used, of course. ;-)
Since the pant leg ends at the ankle, it's usually a movement from lower-to-higher, and the pant leg is drawn or pulled. But I could also picture a person raising their leg and pushing the pant leg up.

opine: "Reminiscent" doesn't fit, not least of all because it's not an adverb.

Weeeell ...

The "pant-leg-raising technique" ...

If you "pull up" the trousers leg, then you grab the leg somewhere around the knee (or higher) and commence an upward movement. Result: the leg will only bunch up above the pulling hand (and will remain straight below it). Pulling movements can be carried out standing upright (or only slightly bent at the waist).

If you "push up" the leg, however, you would touch the leg around the ankle and commence an upward movement. Result: the leg will bunch up from the ankle upwards. Pushing movements require a more severe bend at the waist or preferably you to sit down.

Yes, it's all about the technique - and I don't think you should use "pull", if ""schob" is given.

But then maybe that's just me ...

@ B.L.Z. Bubb

The guy is actually sitting while doing this. ... so you suggest I should write "push"?

It says "schieben" in the Original, doesn't it? "schieben" does not equal ziehen, as I so brilliantly pointed out in 7 ;-) (and yes, I can be a conceited bastard ;-))

So, as far as I am concerned (which, admittedly, is not very far ;-))), you should use "push". But then, what do I know, at that?

P.S.: Of course ouy can also pull up the leg while you're sitting ;-)

Got ya! Thanks :)

Oops. You're lucky I didn't intend to pull your leg here, but only the trousers' leg ;-)

Is this an April fool?

As escoville pointed out, in English you can push up someone else's pant leg: if you are at about the level of the person's foot, you can push it, i.e., move it away from you.

But you normally pull up your own pant leg, i.e., move it toward you. (Assuming that your leg is attached to the rest of you.) Or you could roll it up, if you were about to go wading ...

Or were you just pulling all our legs? (-:

okay, so which is it? Everyone is disagreeing ... I'm getting thoroughly confused :(

Aw, Lav, we're just pulling your leg!
;-)
On a more serious note: You say the man in question is sitting down when he "schiebt" his right pant-leg up. If he has his right foot, or more precisely, his right ankle, up on his left knee (a common sitting position), then I could imagine him pushing his pant-leg up. If his foot is on the floor, I would expect him to pull up the pant leg. (Or trouser leg, sorry, I forgot you're using the BE version.) Which he could conceivably do, by the way (this is for you, BZL) by grasping the pants near the bottom with a thumb and forefinger and pulling upward. Depending of course on the pants, the leg, the thumb, the forefinger, the kitchen sink and the price of eggs in Denmark. :-)

It doesn't say in the text whether his ankle is on his knee but I doubt it is...

And no, I'm using AE - I changed trouser to pant in my translation :) didn't know there was an AE/BE difference on that one.

Einer der schönsten Eingangssätze, die ich je auf leo gefunden habe.