Meaning
to drain, down
- to drain water or liquid from food (especially pasta)
- to down or polish off an alcoholic drink (pronominal 'scolarsi')
In a sentence
La pasta è al dente, quindi puoi già scolarla.
The pasta is al dente, so you can drain it now.
Si è scolato una birra intera in un solo sorso.
He downed an entire beer in a single gulp.
Lascia scolare la verdura prima di condirla con l'olio.
Let the vegetables drain before dressing them with oil.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| scolare | infinitive |
| scolo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| scoli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scola | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scoliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| scolate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scolano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scolavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| scolavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| scolava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| scolavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| scolavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| scolavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| scolai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| scolasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| scolò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| scolammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| scolaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| scolarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| scolerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| scolerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| scolerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| scoleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| scolerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| scoleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| scoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| scoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scoliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| scoliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scolino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scolassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| scolassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| scolasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| scolassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| scolaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| scolassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| scolerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| scoleresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scolerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scoleremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| scolereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scolerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scola | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| scoliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| scolate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| scolando | gerund |
| scolato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' as transitive auxiliary. When used pronominally ('scolarsi'), it means to drink up quickly.