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huringa

1. (noun) (rotation) revolution.

huringa

1. (noun) turning, conversion, changing, transformation.

Nō tō rātou huringa ko tōna whānau hei Karaitiana, ka tangohia e ia te ingoa rā a Tāmati (TTR 1990:70). / When he and his family became Christians he took the name Thomas.

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kaituhi huringa

1. (noun) lap scorer.

tohu huringa

1. (noun) (swimming) turning line.

Huringa tau

1. (noun) Anniversary.

I tēnei tau te huringa tau tekau mā rima o te mārenatanga o Hare ki a Kimi. This year is the fifteenth anniversary of Hare's marriage to Kimi. /

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pū huringa

1. (noun) centre of rotation.

huringa pūngao

1. (noun) energy transformation.

Arā ētahi pūāhua he nui ake i te kotahi te huringa pūngao, ka kīia he raupapa pūngao (RP 2009:214). / There are some other situations where there is more than a single energy transformation, and these are called energy chains.

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kaiwhakawā huringa

1. (noun) (swimming) turning judge.

huringa pae matanui

1. (noun) avista.

Ko te huringa pae matanui te huri i te pae whakaari, i ngā whakaariari rānei i mua tonu i te aroaro o te hunga mātakitaki (RMR 2017). / The avista is changing the set or scenery of a play in front of the audience (RMR 2017).

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hari huringa tau

1. happy anniversary.

Hari huringa tau tuangahuru mā whā o tā tāua mārena! Happy fourteenth wedding anniversary! /

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