tank up

repostar, llenar el depósito

Llenar de combustible el depósito de un vehículo, o llenar otro recipiente de líquido.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: tank up with something (We tanked up with diesel before leaving.); tank something up (I tanked the car up at the next station.)

Sinónimos: fill up, refuel

Expresiones frecuentes: tank up the car, tank up with petrol

emborracharse

Beber suficiente alcohol para acabar borracho.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: tank up on something (They tanked up on cheap beer before the party.)

Sinónimos: get drunk, get plastered

Antónimos: sober up

Expresiones frecuentes: tank up on beer, tank up before dinner

instalar un depósito

Instalar en un lugar o vehículo un depósito para guardar líquido o gas.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: tank something up (The crew tanked the building up for rainwater storage.)

Sinónimos: fit with a tank

Expresiones frecuentes: tank up a building, tank up a vehicle