On the seat of her pants

Japanese translation: 尻に

15:38 May 8, 2017
English to Japanese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / novel
English term or phrase: On the seat of her pants
South of Heaven の一節です。

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青年が、ガールフレンドの娼婦に詰め寄る場面です。

On the seat of …は、辞書によれば「直感で」と「際どいところで」の両方の意味があるようですが、この場合どちらと考えたらよいのでしょう。 my pants ではなく、her pants となっている点も気になります。

念のため、その直前の訳は
おれはこれ以上ないほど頭に血が上っていた。もし彼女がひとことでも言いかえしていたら、その場で平手打ちを喰わせていただろう

となっています。
jackamano
Japan
Local time: 23:11
Japanese translation:尻に
Explanation:
I think this is literal and the author meant "where she sits on her pants" or "buttocks". It's talking about spanking her, not doing something without planning ahead.
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David Patrick
Ireland
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on the seat of her pants
尻に


Explanation:
I think this is literal and the author meant "where she sits on her pants" or "buttocks". It's talking about spanking her, not doing something without planning ahead.

David Patrick
Ireland
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PRO pts in category: 25
Grading comment
Thanks a lot for your help!

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