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makariri

1. (stative) be cold.

I te taenga atu ki te 28 o Āperira, e makariri, e mate kai kē ana ia (TTR 2000:223). / When it reached 28 April he was cold and hungry.

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2. (modifier) cold.

I mahara rātou he whenua makariri a Poneke, ina hoki kua mate noa atu rātou i te makariri ki Ākarana (KO 16/11/1885:5). / They thought that Wellington was a cold place because they had felt the cold in Auckland.

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3. (noun) cold, coldness.

Ko wai e pai ki tēnā kāinga hōrakerake? He nui te makariri (W 1971:59). / Who would like that exposed home? It's very cold.

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4. (noun) winter.

He tau e pai ana te whai a te koanga i muri o te makariri, a te raumati i muri o te koanga, a te ngahuru i muri o te raumati (TP 6/1910:2). / Normally in a year spring follows winter, summer follows spring, and autumn follows summer.

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pouaka makariri

1. (noun) refrigerator, fridge.

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