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rāngai

1. (verb) to be raised, elevated.

Kua rāngai ngā waewae o mua o te wētā hei whakamataku i te hoariri (PK 2008:741). / The front legs of the wētā are raised up to scare the enemy.

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Synonyms: , hītengitengi, pūwhata, rāngaingai

rāngai

1. (verb) to swarm, flock (in large groups).

Heoi anō ngā mea e kai ana i reira he kororā, he kāruhiruhi, me te mano tini o ngā pārera e rāngai haere ana i runga o te repo (MM.TKM 1/9/1855:26). / The only things eating there were penguins, cormorants, and the myriads of wild ducks wheeling in large numbers above the marsh.

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2. (noun) company, group, sector, herd, flock, shoal - may be used for people, fish, animals and birds.

He whakataukī nā te Māori: " He rāngai maomao ka taka i tua o Nukutauria e kore a muri e hokia." (TP 1/1909:6). / There is a saying of the Māori: "A shoal of maomao fish that passes beyond Nukutaurua Reef will not return."

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Synonyms: tūtanga, matatāhuna, pāti, tuahiwi, tāhuna

rāngai tūmataiti

1. (noun) private sector.

Neke atu i te 400 ngā taraketi Māori ka tae ake ki te hui, mai i te rāngai tūmataiti me te rāngai tūmatanui (Te Ara 2014). / More than 400 Māori delegates from the private-sector and public-sector attended the meeting.

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rāngai ika

1. (noun) school of fish.

Nōku e ruku kaimoana ana, i tūpono atu ai au ki tētahi rāngai ika. When I went diving for shellfish, I sumbled upon a school of fish. /

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rāngai puoro

1. (noun) orchestra.

He rōpū whakatangi nui te rāngai puoro, e whai wāhi mai ai ngā wehenga taonga puoro e whā nei, te autangi, te pūhau, te pūtētere me te papā (RTP 2015:90). / An orchestra is a large instrumental group that includes sections of stringed, woodwind, brass and percussion instruments (RTP 2015:90).

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rāngai tūmatanui

1. (noun) public sector.

Neke atu i te 400 ngā taraketi Māori ka tae ake ki te hui, mai i te rāngai tūmataiti me te rāngai tūmatanui (Te Ara 2014). / More than 400 Māori delegates from the private-sector and public-sector attended the meeting.

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rāngai puoro tuatini

1. (noun) symphony orchestra.

Kei te takiwā o te 100 ngā ringa whakatangitangi o tētahi rāngai puoro tuatini (RTP 2015:91). / There are in the vicinity of 100 musicians in a symphony orchestra.

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