Meaning
packed house, sellout
- a completely full venue, packed house, or capacity crowd
In a sentence
Il concerto di ieri sera ha fatto il pienone allo stadio.
Yesterday evening's concert drew a packed house at the stadium.
Durante il fine settimana gli alberghi della zona hanno registrato il pienone.
Over the weekend, hotels in the area registered full occupancy.
Non c'era il pienone al cinema, quindi abbiamo trovato ottimi posti.
The cinema wasn't packed, so we found great seats.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| pienone | masculine · singular |
| pienoni | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Informal: common in journalistic and everyday speech about events, hotels, or venues.
- Most commonly used in the phrase 'fare il pienone'.