Results for 'tuarā'
tuarā - back [body]
Tuara. 1. n. Back. Kia kaha te haere, kia piri mai ki taku tuara (T. 148). Tuara-matakēkē, the sections of a seine net outside the matakēkē, q.v. Tuara-wharau, roof of a shelter shed. Ana, me he tuara-wharau ki te waha mai i nga ika tauraki kua maroke (J. xx, 21).
2. Ally, support. Ka mea mai ratou ko au hei korero i te tuatahi, ko ratou hei tuara moku (W.M. viii, 76).
3. v.t. Assist. Hoatu, tuaratia to teina.
whakatuara, ad. Backwards. Ko korua anake e haere whakatuara; ko au e kore.
Williams Dictionary
Kaua e ngau tuarā!
Don't talk abut someone behind their back!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Ko tōku whaea te tuara whānui o tō mātou whānau.
My mother is the (broad back) anchor of our family.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea
Kia tūpato kei whara tō tuarā.
Be careful, lest you injure your back.
He uaua ki te noho ki runga i tētahi i te tuatahi nā te puku o runga i te tuarā (Pōtatau 1991:58)
It is difficult to sit on one at first because of the hump on its back
Kei te mamae taku tuarā.
My back is sore.
Ko ngā patu poto a te hokowhitu nei i hunaa ki muri i ngā tuara.
The party held their short clubs concealed behind their backs.
Kāti te ngau tuarā!
Stop backbiting!
E iti anō ana te tamaiti, e waha tonu i te tuarā.
The baby was still small and being carried on her back.
He mamae nō taku tuara.
Because my back is sore.
Ka mirimiri au i tō tuarā.
I'll rub your back.
