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to have a massive neck

Spanish translation: va a tener un cuello enorme- gigante

21:12 Aug 24, 2012
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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / sexual? colloquial...
English term or phrase: to have a massive neck
This is part of a conversation between 3 guys which have just taken some Viagra pills to apparently ease the altitude effects in Chile.

One of the guys drinks some water with the pills, and the second guy asks for some water too:

"I’m going to have a massive neck if I don’t have some of that." My naive question is: is this an euphemism for "erection" or is he just talking about a swelling neck as an effect of the pills??


CLARKSON:
Apparently, Viagra for reasons unknown to science stops you having an oedema in your lung.

HAMMOND:
I thought it was more in the trouser department it concentrated on.

CLARKSON:
Well, that might be a side effect of what you’re about to do.

HAMMOND: Down the hatch.
CLARKSON: Here we go.
HAMMOND; Nothing is happening.
CLARKSON: I can’t swallow it.
MAY: It doesn’t work.
HAMMOND: Nothing is happening.
CLARKSON: I can’t swallow it.
HAMMOND: Nothing is happening.

MAY:
I’m going to have a massive neck if I don’t have some of that.

CLARKSON:
Apparently, that will save our lives.

MAY: Don’t make me laugh.

CLARKSON:
Just taken Viagra on top of the Andes.
Valentina Roldós
Local time: 05:23
Spanish translation:va a tener un cuello enorme- gigante
Explanation:
I suppose that as he is having problems swallowing the pill the physical effects will be noticed on the neck instead of on his sexual organ.
se le va a agrandar el cuello en lugar del...
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Vania Campanella
Argentina
Local time: 05:23
Grading comment
Thanks!.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +1va a tener un cuello enorme- gigante
Vania Campanella
4explotaré, me voy a explotar
Nicole Coesel
4atragantarse
Freddy Castañeda
3one suggestion
Gustavo Garrido
3tener el cuello hinchado
Javier Aldabalde


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
one suggestion


Explanation:
maybe he means that he will experience the effects of viagra at the level of his neck instead of the lungs and the "trousers' department" as they call it. I think that he has just taken the pill but can't manage to wash it down unless he has a glass of water.

Gustavo Garrido
Argentina
Local time: 05:23
Native speaker of: Spanish
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
va a tener un cuello enorme- gigante


Explanation:
I suppose that as he is having problems swallowing the pill the physical effects will be noticed on the neck instead of on his sexual organ.
se le va a agrandar el cuello en lugar del...

Vania Campanella
Argentina
Local time: 05:23
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks!.

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agree  Diana Falcón
2 days 8 hrs
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tener el cuello hinchado


Explanation:
Es lo que se me ocurre según el contexto.

Javier Aldabalde
Uruguay
Local time: 05:23
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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1 day 15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
explotaré, me voy a explotar


Explanation:
I think this should be looked at as "I'm going to explode if I don't ...." It has nothing to do with upper or lower body parts :)
It is an expression.

Nicole Coesel
Netherlands
Local time: 10:23
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish
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13 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
atragantarse


Explanation:
I agree with Vania but to specify her idea.

Freddy Castañeda
Colombia
Local time: 03:23
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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