rae

1. (noun) forehead, temple.

He kūao tāriona, kotahi tau, he O te parani i te kūhā mauī, he tiwha te rae (TW 1/8/1875:133). / A young stallion, one year old with the brand O on the left thigh and the forehead is black.

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2. (noun) headland, promontory.

Ka tae ki te rae i Tapeka, i Kororāreka, ka kitea iho e Tara, he rangatira nō Ngāti Hine (M 2004:358). / When he reached the headland at Tapeka, at Kororareka, he was seen by Tara, a chief of Ngāti Hine.

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Synonyms: mātārae, kūmū, koutu, tūmū, raenga, koraenga, kūraenga, ponaihu, koi, matamata, kūmore, kūrae, more

rae ki te rae

1. face to face.

ua rae

1. (noun) occipitofrontalis muscle.

karaehi rae

1. (loan) (noun) ryegrass - Eurasian grass which is a valuable fodder and lawn grass.

rae pakari

1. (adjective) be dogged, determined, strongminded, resolute, tenacious.

He rite rāua ko Wī Pere, he mātauranga Māori, he rae pakari, he pukutohetohe (HKW 1/2/1901:11). / He and Wī Pere are similar, having Māori knowledge, they are resolute and persistent.

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Synonyms: ngākau titikaha, manawa rahi, pūtohe, niwha, kiriūka, manawanui, marohi, mārohirohi, titikaha, whakakiriūka, pikoni, ū, pūkeke, aumangea, pukunanaiore, tōkeke

kōruru te rae

1. (verb) to frown - indicating disapproval, etc.

Ka kōruru te rae o tana whaea i tana kitenga i te mahi haututū a te tamaiti kōroiroi. / Her mother frown disapprovingly when she saw the mischievous deeds of the disobedient child.

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te rae anake

1. with nothing, empty-handed - an idiom used for going empty-handed to friends or to a marae, etc.

Kāore e pai kia haere ki tētahi marae ko te rae anake. Me hari he kōparepare. / It's not good to go to a marae empty-handed. A gift should be taken.
Aroha ana ngā tūwaewae nei i te haerenga mai ko te rae anake. / I feel sorry for these guests that have arrived with absolutely nothing.

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puku te rae

1. angry, annoyed, livid with rage - an idiom to express anger.

Kia tūpato, kei puku te rae o tō pāpara. / Be careful or your uncle will get angry.
Kua puku te rae o tērā rā i te mea ko ia anake te mea kāore i pōhiritia kia haere ki te hui. / That one is really angry because she was the only one not invited to go to the meeting.

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Huia tū rae

1. A huia feather that stands upon the forehead; said of someone who stands out in the crowd. Can also mean to be unique.

Titiro ki te huia tū rae e tarapī haere ana i te kapa / look at that unique one swaggering about in the group.

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2. One who wears the huia plume in the topekura style upon the forehead with a tīpare (headband), meaning one who stands out in a crowd, with unique qualities.

Huri katoa ana te iwi ki a ia nōna ka kuhu mai ki te whare arā ia te huia tū rae. / Everybody turned to her as she came into the house

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puku o [te] rae

1. angry, annoyed, livid with rage - an idiom to express anger.

Ka pahū mai ā rāua tautohetohe, me te puku o te rae o Tānara. / Their arguing erupted and Donald was livid with rage.
Kāti noa te puku o tō rae, ka tere kuia koe (HKK 1999:90). / Just stop being angry or it will age you.

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