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pae whakaterenga

1. (noun) navigation bar - a control bar on computers that enables the user to navigate quickly to different areas or views within the application.

E taea ana te tono ngā wāhanga o te rauemi mā te pae whakaterenga. / You are able to access the parts of the resource via the navigation bar.

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whakatere

1. (verb) (-hia,-a,-tia) to steer, navigate (a canoe), buoy up, float, accelerate, speed up, hasten, quicken.

Mehemea ki te pōrori ngā kōpatapata ki te puta, mā te inu wai wera, mā te kaukau i rō wai mahana, e whakatere te puta (TTT 1/11/1927:688). / If the spots are slow to show, drinking hot water and bathing in warm water will speed up their appearance.

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Synonyms: whakahoro, whakahohoro


2. (modifier) steering, manoeuvring.

Ka oti te tārai te haumi, te kei, te ihu, ngā rauawa; ka oti ngā taumanu, te tauihu, te rapa me te kāraho, te puneke, te ihu, te utuutu-matua, te whakarei o te kei, ngā mea katoa mō te waka taua, ngā kōrewa, ngā tā wai, ngā hoe, ngā whiti, ngā tokotū, ngā huapae, ngā rā, ngā taura, ngā punga e rua, whakawhenua, ngā punga kōrewa, ngā toko waka, ngā hoe whakaara o te ihu, ngā hoe whakatere o te kei (JPS 1922:23). / The piece to lengthen the hull was hewn out, the stern, the bow, the topstrakes; the thwarts, the prow piece, the stern attachment, the decking, the fore end, the utuutumatua, the carved work of the stern, were finished and all things pertaining to a war canoe. These included the outriggers, the balers, the paddles, the crosspieces and masts, the fore and aft beams of the outrigger frame, the sails, the cordage, the two anchors, ground and sea, the punt poles, and the steering paddles of the prow and stern.

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3. (noun) steering, navigation (a canoe).

Ka whaikōrero a Tamamutu, ka karanga ki te iwi o Tūwharetoa, "Tūwharetoa-i-te-aupōuri ē, kia pai te whakatere i te waka kei pariparia e te tai, ka mōnenehu te kura nei." (TP 3/1910:11). / Tamamutu made a speech, calling to the Tūwharetoa people, "Tūwharetoa-i-te-aupōuri, steer the canoe carefully or this treasure will be drenched by the spray."

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kaiwhakatere

1. (noun) steersman, helmsman, navigator.

Ka tae mai tōna waka ki waenganui pū o te moana, ka haere ake tōna atua i raro ka mau ki te toi o te hoe a te kaiwhakatere o tōna waka, arā ko Tūtangatakino (TWMNT 23/3/1875:65). / When he had got out into mid-ocean, his god rose from the depths and seized the point of the paddle of Tūtangatakino, the steersman of his canoe.

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Synonyms: urungi, urunga

urungi

1. (verb) (-tia) to steer.

Ka riro mā Kahungunu te waka e urungi, ka taupokina e ia te waka i runga i tētahi ngaru nui (Te Ara 2013). / Kahungunu took over the steering of the canoe, and capsized it on a large wave.

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2. (noun) rudder, steering paddle, driver, navigator.

I te toru o ngā rā o tō rātou rerenga ka hutia ake i runga i te 'Pinita' ngā kara tohu mate, he mea kua pakaru te urungi o taua kaipuke (TWMNT 9/2/1875:28). / On the third day of their voyage, signals of distress were raised on the 'Pinta' —that the rudder had broken.

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Synonyms: kaiwhakatere, urunga

urunga

1. (noun) act of entering.

Nō tōna urunga atu ki te Pāremata, i te taha Pākehā, ka riro i a ia te tūranga Minita mō ngā Mea Māori, kātahi ka kaha te reo o te Pākehā ki te tono kia whakaritea te ture mō te Māori me te Pākehā (TTT 1/10/1931:51). / When he entered Parliament on the Pākehā role he gained the position of Minister of Māori Affairs and then the call of the Pākehā became stronger in asking for the law to be the same for Māori and Pākehā.

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2. (noun) pillow.

Ka karanga a Kearoa, “E Toro e! Ka taka te urunga o Kearoa.” (JPS 1893:222). / Kearoa called, "Toro! Kearoa's pillow has fallen."

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Synonyms: pera


3. (noun) rudder, steering paddle, driver, navigator.

Ka ahu rātou ko te tira i a Hone Hiana mā ki te hui ki Tamihere, heoi, e whakatata ana ki Whatawhata, ka poro kere te tīni o te urunga o te tima, ā, ka rewarewa noa iho te kaipuke (TW 15/6/1878:305). / They and the travelling party with John Sheehan and company headed for the meeting at Tamihere. However, when they were approaching Whatawhata the chain of the steamer's rudder broke and the ship floated free.

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Synonyms: urungi, kaiwhakatere

pūtirotiro

1. (noun) browser - a software program used to display webpages and to navigate the Internet.

He pai ake ētahi pūtirotiro i ētahi atu. / Some browsers are better than others.

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pae wāhitau

1. (noun) address bar - a navigational element of computers, usually appearing at the top of a window, that displays, and allows users to change, their current location.

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