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topa

1. (verb) to soar, fly, swoop, zoom.

Ānō he karoro e topa ana i runga i ngā kaimoana (TP 12/1903:4). / Like a black-backed gull soaring above seafood.

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topa rua

1. (noun) second five-eighth (rugby).

E rua nei ōna tūranga i te tīma: ko tēraka o te topa rua, topa pū kē rānei (TTR 2000:196). / He had two positions in the team: that of second five-eighth or centre.

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See also toparua

arotahi topa

1. (noun) zoom lens.

He autaia te arotahi topa, inā e taea ana te whāroa o te arotahi te rāwekeweke kia rite ki te arotahi whārahi, kia rite rānei ki te arotahi whakatata, me ngā whāroa katoa ki waenganui (RTA 2014:81). / The zoom lens is pretty good because the length of the focus can be adjusted so that it's like a wide-angle lens, or like a telephoto lens, with all the distances in between.

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topa pū

1. (noun) centre (rugby).

E rua nei ōna tūranga i te tīma: ko tēraka o te topa rua, topa pū kē rānei (TTR 2000:196). / He had two positions in the team: that of second five-eighth or centre.

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topa mai

1. (verb) zoom in.

Whakaritea kia pēhea te rerekē o te tirohanga ina topa mai, topa atu rānei (LP 2017). / Set how much the view changes when zooming in or out (LP 2017).

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topa atu

1. (verb) zoom out.

topa tahi

1. (noun) first five-eighth, fly-half, stand-off half (rugby and rugby league).

See also topatahi

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