whakataetae

1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to compete, contend.

Tokorua māua i te taha o te awa i tētahi wāhi paripari e mātakitaki atu ana i a rātau e whakataetae ana mō te kau (HP 1991:21). / Two of us were beside the river at a steep part watching them competing in swimming.

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2. (modifier) competitive.

Kāore i rawe ki a Īhaka te wairua whakataetae e hiwa ake nei i ngā whakataetae taurima a ngā iwi Māori o Te Moananui-a-Kiwa (TTR 2000:92). / Īhaka disliked the competitive spirit associated with Polynesian festivals.

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3. (noun) race, competition, contest, match, tournament.

Ka haere te tīma wāhine o Tāne-nui-a-Rangi ki ngā whakataetae hōkī ā-tau ki Te Wairoa (HP 1991:6). / The women's team of Tāne-nui-a-Rangi went to the annual hockey tournament at Wairoa.

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Synonyms: whakakā, kēmu, iwi, whakaoma, tauomaoma, reihi, tauwhawhai, mātāwaka, momo, tuoma, rēhi, rere, rērehi, peo, karapetapeta, matawaka

hākinakina whakataetae

1. (noun) competition sport.

He hākinakina whakataetae tēnei. / This is a competition sport.

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whakataetae motokā

1. (loan) (noun) motor racing.

whakataetae motopaika

1. (loan) (noun) motorcycle racing.

whakataetae hōiho

1. (loan) (noun) equestrian event, gymkhana, riding competition.

He wahine tau a Hēni ki te eke hōiho, whai hoki i ngā mahi whakakite, whakataetae hōiho (TTR 1998:227). / Hēni was a skilled horsewoman and competed in gymkhanas.

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whakataetae hoari

1. (loan) (noun) fencing (sport).

whakataetae

hākinakina whakataetae

whakataetae motokā

whakataetae motopaika

whakataetae hōiho

whakataetae hoari

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