pare
1. (verb) (-a) to turn aside, ward off, divert, fend, go to one side, avoid, protect.
Kia oha tō ringa, kia parea atu: Kia tohu atu te ringa i te mihi, ka pare ake ai, arā ka whakakore atu i te pōhiri kia peka (M 2006:44 & 48). / With a hand salute you will decline (the invitation): The hand is pointed (towards the welcoming party) in acknowledgement of the greetings, then it is waved aside, and that is the gesture to signify that the invitation to call is declined (M 2006:45 & 49).
Synonyms: taumaru, whakahaumaru, whakaruru, rī, manaaki, tiaki, whakamarumaru, whakaruruhau, rauhī, parahau, araarai, whakahau, whakangungu, whakamaru
2. (verb) (-a) to refer, assign.
Parea ana mā te komiti tōpū e whiriwhiri (TP 8/1907:10). / It was referred to synod to discuss.
3. (noun) protection, fortification.
Me mau pare ngā tāngata e purei hōkī ana hei tiaki i ō rātou tā. / People playing hockey should wear protection for their shins.
Synonyms: kaikaro, taumaru, whakahaumaru, pātūtū, taumarumaru, tiaki, tiakitanga, papare, whakangungu rākau, waonga, amarara, hamarara, parahau, whakahau, whakangungu, puapua, tiakanga, whakamaru
pare
1. (noun) lintel, carved slab over the door of a house.
I Ōtaki, ka puta ngā whiuwhiu kupu ki te kōrero i te tika, i te hē rānei, o te tuku i te Kīngi kia hīkoi i raro i te pare o te kūaha i whakairotia ai he wahine, e kūwhera ana ōna kūhā me te kitea atu o te puapua (TTR 1998:89). / In Ōtaki, there was a controversy over whether it was appropriate, or not, for the King to walk under the door lintel carved in the form of a woman with her thighs open and sexual organs exposed.
2. (noun) headband, wreath for the head, garland.
Ka kī tonu taua urupā i te tāngata, kīhai i mene ki roto, tū noa mahi ētahi i waho, ka mutu te karakia ka whiua ngā pare puawānanga ki roto ki te poka, ka pūhia e ngā Waranatia ngā waipū e toru, he maimai aroha ki te tūpāpaku (TWMNT 2/10/1872:130). / The cemetery was full up with people and they could not all enter, some stood outside and when the service ended the clematis garlands were thrown into the hole and the Volunteers shot three volleys as a token of affection for the deceased.
3. (noun) crest, topknot.
I hūtia ake e te tangata mangumangu he huru manu i taku pare (TTR 1990:101). / A black man plucked a feather from my hair.
ngutu pare
1. (noun) wrybill, Anarhynchus frontalis - a pale-grey wading bird with a black bill, the tip of which is curved to the right. Breeds in the shingle riverbeds of Canterbury and Otago from August to January, migrating to estuaries of the North Island for the rest of the year.
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 9;)
See also ngutu parore
pare kai
1. (noun) Bib (feeder).
See also pare huare, pare hūhare
Pare Waikato
1. (noun) Tainui tribes of the Waikato basin and western area of their territory.
Ko te rohe o Pare Waikato atu i Kāwhia, ka rere whakateraki ki te whanga o Manukau, taupae atu ki ngā pae maunga o Hūnua me Te Hapūakohe (Te Ara 2012). / Pare Waikato is from Kāwhia going north to the Manukau Harbour and across to the Hūnua ranges and the Hapūakohe Range.
pare kawakawa
1. (noun) mourning wreath (for the head), chaplet - garland of greenery worn by women at tangihanga.
pare ā-waha
1. (noun) empty words, empty promise, lip service, not a serious proposition.
Ko te waiata nei he whakautu nā Irihāpeti Rangiteapakura i te tono a Toihau, he kupu tuku noa mai i te takiwā, kāore i haramaitia ā-tinanatia; koia te ‘pare ā-waha’ (M 2004:20). / This song was Irihāpeti Rangiteapakura's reply to Toihau's proposal, which was sent through the air and not made in person, it was just empty words.
2. (noun) someone who makes empty promises.
Kaua e aro atu ki āna kōrero, he pare ā-waha, kei ngā ngutu noa te kōrero. / Don't take any notice of what she says, she's someone who makes empty promises, it's just lip service.
tīhore
1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to skin, tear the skin off, tear back, peel, pare.
2. (verb) (-a,-tia) to strip.
Tīhorea ake te tuanui o te whare o te teihana rerewē i Hetingi; ko ngā rino papa o runga i o taua whare i kāhakina e te hau ki mamao noa atu (TWMNT 3/11/1874:277). / The roof of the Hastings railway station was stripped of its covering, the sheets of corrugated iron on that building were carried a considerable distance by the wind.
3. (verb) to clear up (of rain).
Tīhore mai i uta, tīhore mai i tai, he rangi ka maomao (W 1971:416). / The rain's clearing on shore and at sea, it's a day when the rain will stop.
4. (verb) to be cloudless (of the sky).
E tīhore ana te pō, he hukapapa (W 1971:416). / The night is clearing, there will be a frost.
5. (modifier) bare, clear.
He wāhi anō e 20 tonu māero te whānui, engari he maunga teitei, he pari tīhore (TPH 10/4/1905:2). / It's a place 20 miles wide, but it's a high mountain with bare cliffs.
6. (noun) flax variety, Phormium tenax - one of the best varieties of harakeke.
Synonyms: harareka, kohungaiti, harakeke, kōrari
waruwaru
1. (verb) (-hia,-ngia,-tia) to remove the outer coating, scrape, grate, pare, shear, peel.
2. (modifier) paring, scraping, grating, shearing.
I whakatenetene tonu nei te kaiwhakaako o Pine a Rotohiko Haupapa, he whao waruwaru noa nei tāna, ki te whāki atu i ngā muna whakairo a Te Arawa ki ngā kaiako o Ngāti Porou (TTR 1998:186). / Pine's teacher, Rotohiko Haupapa, was using only the paring chisel, and was reluctant to reveal the secrets of Te Arawa carving skills to the students from Ngāti Porou.
3. (noun) removing the outer coating, shearing, paring, scraping, grating.
Tīhema. Ko ngā mahi mō tēnei marama, rite tahi ana ki ō tērā kua pahemo atu rā, arā, te mahi kāri, te whakatō purapura, te ngaki otaota, te hanga taiepa, te kāta rākau, te waruwaru i ngā hipi, me te whakamaroke i ngā tarutaru hei kai mā te hōiho (TKM.MM 16/12/1861:20). / December. The work for this month is the same as that for the one just passed, that is, working the garden, planting out seeds, weeding, erecting fences, carting wood, shearing the sheep, and making hay as food for the horses.
2. (verb) (-a,-ia) to reduce, pare down.
Ka rūnā te tona i mua i te tākai ki te rau (Te Ara 2013). / Warts were pared down before biding with leaves.
Synonyms: tāharahara, whakaiti, whakamimiti, heke haere, whakaheke
3. (verb) (-a,-ia) to keep in line, draw together with a cord, keep close, closed.
Wetewetekia te here o te kete kia tangara kia marama ai te haere ki Parihaka, ki te rūnā te kete he aha hoki te take o te haere? (TJ 6/6/1899:1). / Untie the binding of the basket so that it's loose and the travel to Parihaka is clear, because if the basket is securely closed just what is the purpose of going?
2. (noun) bib.
2. (noun) (sport) padding.
