purere - Te Aka Māori Dictionary

pūrere

1. (noun) appliance, mechanical device, machine.

Ko ngā taonga kua hangaia mō ngā mahi noa o ia rā - pūrere horoi maitai, tūru, pahi, aha atu (Te Ara 2012). / The products made are for everyday tasks - dishwashers, chairs, buses and other things.

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Synonyms: mīhini, mihīni

pūrere

1. (verb) to flee, escape.

Pūrere ana te iwi rā, ka whāia e te hoariri (PK 2008:721). / When the tribe fled, they were pursued by the enemy.

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2. (noun) flight, fleeing, exodus, getaway.

Nō te tekau tau 1950 ka tīmata te pūrere atu o Māori mai i ngā taiwhenua ki ngā tāone (Te Ara 2016). / From the 1950s the flight of Māori from rural areas to cities began.

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pūrere

1. (noun) machine.

pūrere tāpane

1. (noun) franking machine.

pūrere kawhe

1. (loan) (noun) coffee machine.

pūrere kiriata

1. (noun) slide projector.

pūrere ataata

1. (noun) video player.

pūrere whakamaroke

1. (noun) dryer.

pūrere horoi

1. (noun) washing machine.

pūrere ataata

1. (noun) DVD player.

pūrere kawhe

1. (loan) (noun) coffee-maker.

pūrere pahū

1. (noun) drum machine.

pūrere patopato

1. (noun) typewriter.

pūrere tuitui

1. (noun) sewing machine, binding machine.

pūrere whakaahua

1. (noun) photocopier.

Synonyms: mīhini whakaahua

pūrere kōpaepae

1. (noun) compact disc (CD) player, digital versatile disc (DVD) player, DVD recorder.

korōhi purēre

1. (loan) (noun) cross breed.

Mō ngā tino korōhi purēre e 1/2 te hokinga iho ki raro (TJ 6/10/1898:13). / For good cross breeds, the price dropped 1/2d.

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pūrere kapohau

1. (noun) wind turbine, wind power plant, windmill.

E tāwhirowhiro ana ngā rau o ngā pūrere kapohau e rārangi mai ana i te pae maunga (PK 2008:910). / The blades of the wind turbines lined up along the mountain range are spinning.

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