tank up

faire le plein, ravitailler

Remplir de carburant le réservoir d’un véhicule, ou remplir un autre récipient de liquide.

En anglais simple : To fill a vehicle or other container with fuel or liquid.

• We need to tank up.
• She tanked up the car before the long journey.
• Where can we tank up with diesel?

Comment l'utiliser : tank up with something (We tanked up with diesel before leaving.); tank something up (I tanked the car up at the next station.)

Synonymes : fill up, refuel

Expressions courantes : tank up the car, tank up with petrol

se saouler, se soûler

Boire assez d’alcool pour être ivre.

En anglais simple : To drink enough alcohol to become drunk.

• He went out to tank up.
• They tanked up on beer at the pub.
• Why did you tank up before the family dinner?

Comment l'utiliser : tank up on something (They tanked up on cheap beer before the party.)

Synonymes : get drunk, get plastered

Contraires : sober up

Expressions courantes : tank up on beer, tank up before dinner

installer un réservoir

Installer dans un lieu ou un véhicule un réservoir destiné à contenir du liquide ou du gaz.

En anglais simple : To fit a container for holding liquid or gas in a place or vehicle.

• They will tank up the building.
• The workers tanked up the vehicle with a larger container.
• How much will it cost to tank up the site?

Comment l'utiliser : tank something up (The crew tanked the building up for rainwater storage.)

Synonymes : fit with a tank

Expressions courantes : tank up a building, tank up a vehicle