Results for 'Tere'
tere - to flow, float, move quickly; fast
Tere (i). 1. v.i. Drift. Ka tere haere ia i te moana (T. 28).
2. Float. Ka ngenge, ka manu ia i te au o te moana, e tere tonu ana ia i runga i nga kiaka (T. 132).
3. Swim, of fish, etc. Ka kite a Tainui i taua taniwha e tere ana i waho ake o Puponga (W. v, 67). Te wheke tere mai kei te moana (M. 283).
4. Flow, as water.
5. Be spread out, as water. Haere atu, ko Rotorua, ka kitea e tere ana (T. 79). Ka eke a Ngatoro-i-rangi ki Tauwhara, ka titiro iho ki Taupo e tere ana.
6. a. Swift, moving quickly, active, hasty. Ka nui te tere o to koutou waka.—Kia tere mai te kaiwhakahoki mai i te korero. Nga tangata e kaha ana, e ngutu tere ana ki te korero (W.M. ix, 134).
7. n. Shoal of fish.
8. Company of travellers. Te haerenga ki te teretere, ki roto te tere a Huakatoa, te rangatira (P. 99).
terenga, n. Place in which to swim or float. Ka rapu kainga hei terenga mo tana ika (T. 68).
whakatere, v.t. 1. Buoy up. Ka tango ia i nga taha e ono hei whakatere mona (T. 132).
2. Steer, navigate, a canoe.
whakatetere, v.t. Make to flow. Te whakateteretia mai he toto maringiringi (M. 327).
teretere. 1. v.i. Be liquid, flow, run.
2. Be spread out. Ko te rangi e teretere ana i runga o te whenua (T. 16).
3. Swim about. Tena kei te wai he parera teretere (M. 182).
4. n. Company of travellers. Ka u mai he teretere no Aotea ki Wharekawa, ki a Paka (T. 143).
whakateretere, v.t. 1. Make to float. Ano ra kei te ipu whakateretere a te tamariki (Pi. 135, 3).
2. Plant out young shoots of kumara. (Ngi.)
Williams Dictionary
Tere (ii).—
tetere, a. Large, stout, swollen.
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whakatetere, v.t. Cause to swell, distend. Ka hongi te wahine ra, ka whakatetere i tona poho (T. 18).
tetere, n. Wind instrument, trumpet.
teretere, n. Hoplodactylus pacificus, brown gecko. Na te waka nei i uta mai te tuatara, te teretere, te kumukumu (W. ii, 172).
Williams Dictionary
Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Kia tere te tīmata.
Start quickly.
Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia
Kia tere mai!
Hurry up!
Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia
Kia tere ake tō oma.
Run faster.
Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia
Kia tere, kei mahue koe i te pahi.
Be quick, or you will miss the bus.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...
Kia tere kei tūreiti tāua.
Hurry up so we're not late.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...
Mā runga waka tere ahau haere ai.
I travelled by ferry.
Travelling by means of - mā runga
Kia tino tere haere ai.
So that it should go very quickly.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia
I tere oti te mahi.
The work was completed quickly.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...
Te tere hoki o tērā motopaika!
How fast that motorbike is!
That (over there) - tērā
Ki te tae mai a Haki mā, ka tere oti ngā mahi.
If Haki and the others arrive, then the work will be.
Towards - mai
Te tere hoki o tēnei motokā!
How fast this car is!
How... - Te... hoki...
Te tere hoki o tō motukā!
How fast your car is!
How... - Te... hoki...
Kia tere, kei mahue koe i te tereina!
Hurry up, or you'll miss the train!
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
He tere ake taku motokā t tōu.
My car is faster than yours.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...
Tōna tere hoki.
How fast she is.
How... - tō... hoki
He tere te motukā.
Cars are fast.
Kia tere te oma!
Run fast!
Wē! Te tere hoki o tōna motukā.
Wou! How fast his car is!
Tere tana oma ki runga i tētahi toka.
He ran quickly to the top of a rock.
Kia tere.
Be quick.
Kia tere te kai.
Eat quickly.
Kia tere te whakaoti i ā koutou tuhinga roa!
Finish your essays quickly!
Kia tere te kārohirohi i mua i tō huarahi.
May the shimmer of light guide you on your way.
He tere ia.
She is fast.
Kia tere!
Be quick!
He tere a Tawa ki te hīkoi, ki te omaoma hoki.
Tawa is fast at walking and running.
He tere ake a Mere i a Hāmi ki te omaoma.
Mary's faster than Sam at running.
E kō, haere ki te wharepaku. Kia tere!
Girl, go to the toilet. Hurry up!
Tino tere te poti ki te haere.
The boat is very fast.
