fare il pieno

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Italian

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Etymology

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

Verb

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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