Example: Avant le vol, l'avion doit faire le plein de carburant.
Definition
"Faire le plein" in aviation and air travel refers to the action of refueling an aircraft completely before a flight to ensure it has enough fuel for the journey. For example, before the flight, the airplane must "faire le plein" of fuel.
The phrase "faire le plein" comes from French, literally meaning 'to make full.' It originally referred to filling containers or tanks completely, and in aviation, it naturally came to mean fully refueling an aircraft. Did you know? The phrase is commonly used in everyday French for filling a car's gas tank as well.
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"Faire le plein" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - Air travel & Aviation - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 110 commonly used words.
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