fare il pieno

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “to do the full”. Compare French faire le plein.

Verb

fàre il pieno (first-person singular present fàccio il pieno, first-person singular past historic féci il pieno, past participle fàtto il pieno, first-person singular imperfect facévo il pieno, second-person singular imperative fài il pieno or fà' il pieno, auxiliary avére)

1. to fuel up; to fill up
2. (informal, humorous) to drink too much
3. (informal) to have an adequate amount of a resource