spola

See also: spolą, społa, and spóla

Italian

spola f (plural spole)

spola (Cyrillic spelling спола)

Probably from Middle Low German spölen. Compare the older byform spöla. The back vowel could stem from Low German past forms with Rückumlaut. Alternatively it could be from Middle Dutch influence. In either case from Proto-West Germanic *spōlijan. Cognate with Danish spule, Norwegian Bokmål spyle, Norwegian Nynorsk spyla, and further Dutch spoelen, German spülen.

spola (present spolar, preterite spolade, supine spolat, imperative spola)

(often with a particle, especially av (“off”)) to flush (let water (or another liquid) flow over, usually in order clean, and usually at pressure), (when cleaning) to wash, to hose off, to rinse, etc.
Han spolade av altanen
He hosed off the deck
to flush (a toilet)
spola toaletten
flush the toilet

Du glömde spola
You forgot to flush
(figuratively) to flush (get rid of something that no longer seems desirable)
Vi spolar den idén. Det kommer inte funka.
Let's flush that idea. It won't work.
to reel, to spool, to wind (quickly wind on a spool or reel or the like)
spola tillbaka bandet ― rewind the tape

spola fram bandet ― fast forward the tape

spola upp ny tråd ― wind new thread