May 8, 2017 15:45
7 yrs ago
English term
it wouldn\'t have cooled \'em off any
English to Japanese
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
novel
South of Heaven の一節です。
https://cuentoshistoriasdelmundo.blogspot.jp/2016/05/south-o...
it wouldn't have cooled 'em off any if you know what I mean.この 'emが何を指すのかも合わせて教えていただければ幸いです。
とりあえず、
おれが何を言っているのかわかったところで、頭を冷やすことにはならなかっただろう
としてみたのですが、ご意見をお聞かせください。
https://cuentoshistoriasdelmundo.blogspot.jp/2016/05/south-o...
it wouldn't have cooled 'em off any if you know what I mean.この 'emが何を指すのかも合わせて教えていただければ幸いです。
とりあえず、
おれが何を言っているのかわかったところで、頭を冷やすことにはならなかっただろう
としてみたのですが、ご意見をお聞かせください。
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| 3 +1 | 尻を少しでも重くさせない |
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English term (edited):
it wouldn't have cooled 'em off any
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尻を少しでも重くさせない
To paraphrase, "it would not have cooled her pants off at all." I think the author is trying to say that spanking her would have made her "hotter" in that "area".
Note from asker:
| Thank you for your help. I think I understand your explanation. But then why 「重くさせない」？ Shouldn't it be something like”尻の熱を冷ますことにはならない”? Since the word is "cool," not "weigh, or make it heavier"? |
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DPurohit (X)
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Comment: "「尻を重くする」は、「尻軽」を意識したとしても、少し不自然な日本語だと思います。ただ、意図することはご説明でよくわかりました。ありがとうございます。"
Discussion
Literally the author is talking about cooling down the material at the top back of her trousers.
"尻の熱を冷ます" is much more direct.