marino

1. (verb) to be calm, still (usually of the sea).

He ākau kei waho, ka whati mai te ngaru ka pakaru ki te ākau, nā ka marino noa iho a roto (TP 5/9/1909:10). / There is a reef on the open sea and the waves break on the reef and inside it is quite calm.

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2. (modifier) calm, still, tranquil, undisturbed.

I te 26 o Pēpuere 1824, e noho marino ana te kaipuke rā a te Urania i Te Moana-a-Raukawa (TTR 1990:246). / On 26 February 1824 the ship 'Urania' was becalmed in Cook Strait.

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3. (noun) fine weather, peacefulness, serenity, calmness, tranquility.

Mehemea rātau ka tuku i ā rātau pū, ka hora te marino, ka hoatu he whenua hei nohoanga mō rātau (TTR 1990:219). / If they surrendered their arms and peace prevailed, land would be provided as a place for them to live.

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Synonyms: mahurutanga, māriri, hūmārie, aumārire, whakamārietanga, hūmārire, mārie, rangimārie

Hato Marino

1. (loan) (location) San Marino - a republic forming a small enclave within Italy.

tō ana te marino

1. (verb) to be very calm, very tranquil.

I tika pū anō ngā matapae huarere o nanahi nei. Ao ake i te ata, kua kore te marangai, tō ana te marino (HJ 2015:96). / The weather forecasts were absolutely right yesterday. Next morning it was no longer stormy, it was very calm.

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tō

1. (verb) to be calm, tranquil, peaceful - generally used with marino.

Tēnā ko tēnei, he whenua rangatira te hanga, tō ana te marino puta noa i te motu (KO 16/5/1882:1). / Now this is a place in a state of peace, tranquility pervades the land.

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Synonyms: rangimārie, ukiuki, whakamārie, whakamāria, whakamārire, ngehe, āio, houkura, hūmārie, aumārire, mārie, mārire, hūmārire, whakaaio

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