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reti

1. (intransitive verb) skate.

rēti

1. (loan) (verb) (-a,-tia) to lease, rent, let.

E tuaruatia nei te tango e te Kāwanatanga, kua riro rā hoki te nuinga o te whenua i te rau o te patu, e hoki tuarua mai ana anō ki te hoko, ki te rēti i te wāhi i waho o te rainatango me ngā wāhi iti i roto (TW 12/2/1875:7). / It is taken twice by the government, the greater portion of the land was confiscated and then they return to buy and lease the portion outside of the confiscated line, and small portions inside.

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Synonyms: rīhi, reti, rīhitanga, pakaru


2. (loan) (modifier) leased.

Ko te whenua rēti, mehemea he hōiho, kau rānei, ko te utu mō te mea kotahi, kaua e neke ake i £1 10s, kaua e hoki iho i £1 mō te tau (MM.TKM 20/8/1862:11). / The payment for leased land for horses or cattle should not to be more than £1 10s. nor less than £1 each per annum.

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3. (loan) (noun) rent, lease.

...kia kite hoki te kāwanatanga hou i ēnei mahi a ngā iwi o ngā motu nei, he kuiki hiriwa kua kitea te tinipa, arā te pūtake o taua mea, e hunā ana e ngā Pākehā e tohe nei kia riro i a rātou te rēti o taua whenua, kāhore ngā Māori e whakaae (TW 20/7/1878:366). / ...so that the new government can see these activities of the iwi of these islands, mercury has been discovered in cinnabar, that is the source of that element, and it is being kept secret by the Pākehā who are determined to lease that land, but the Māori will not agree.

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4. (loan) (noun) rates.

Ko ngā tāngata kua tuhituhi ō rātou ingoa ki te rōra rēti, pēnei e tika kia pōti rātou mō te takiwā i noho ai ō rātou ingoa i te rōra rēti (TW 7/9/1878:443). / Those persons who are enrolled on a ratepayer’s roll in any electoral district shall be qualified to vote on the election of members for their respective districts.

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Synonyms: reti, tāke kaunihera

reti

1. (verb) to slide, slide down.

Ka reti haere atu au ki raro rā anō i runga i taku puku (HP 1991:21). / I slid on my stomach right to the bottom.

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reti

1. (loan) (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to pay rent, lease.

Nō ēnei marama ka mahue ake nei ka ungia he minita ki Te Paina, ki Mōrena hoki, kua retia he whare mō rāua (TP 10/1908:3). / In these past months ministers have been installed at Te Paina and Morrinsville and houses have been leased for them both.

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Synonyms: rīhi, rēti, rīhitanga


2. (loan) (noun) rent (payment), rates.

Katoa ngā moni o ngā reti o ō koutou whenua, e hoa, e Karaka, e whakapaua ana anō hei oranga mō ā koutou tamariki e tae nei ki Tīpene (TP 11/1904:5). / All the revenue from the rent of your land, my friend, Karaka, is being used to pay for your children to attend St Stephen's School.

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Synonyms: rēti, tāke kaunihera

reti

1. (noun) canoe.

reti

1. (verb) (-a) to ensnare, snare.


2. (noun) snare, noose, lasso.

He māia taua tangata ki te eke hōiho, he tohunga hoki ki te whiu i te reti (MM 25/8/1853:4). / That man was a brave horseman and an expert at throwing a lasso.

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Synonyms: whiu reti, kono, kōpeti, koromāhanga, tari, karu māhanga, māhanga, naha, kaha, tāwhiti, koro

reti kōpaka

1. (noun) ice-skating.

papa reti

1. (noun) toboggan, sledge, skateboard - sometimes as written one word, i.e. papareti.

whiu reti

1. (verb) to lasso, throw a lasso.

Synonyms: reti

reti ngaru

1. (modifier) surfing.

E mōhiotia whānuitia ana a Te Māhia mō te mahana o ngā rangi, mō ōna tuaone, mō te hī ika me ngā wāhi reti ngaru (Te Ara 2013). / Māhia is well known for its warm climate, beaches, fishing and surfing spots.

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2. (noun) surfing.

I ngā raumati kua tahuri ki ngā hākinakina i roto i te wai, pērā i te kauhoe, te ruku me te reti ngaru (Te Ara 2017). / In the summer, they turned to water sports like swimming, diving and surfing.

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Kapu-kete-reti

1. (location) Wickliffe Bay (Otago Peninsula).

(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 18;)

Kaitiaki Rēti Ngahere Karauna, Ngā

1. (loan) Crown Forestry Rental Trust.

retihuka

1. (noun) ski.


2. (noun) skiing.

retiwai

1. (noun) waterskiing.


2. (noun) water-ski.

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