2. (interjection) no, not on your life, no way - sometimes used to tell someone they are mistaken, or that the speaker got it wrong.
Pare: E āhua whakamā ana au kei mīere pai i a au tēnā koroua. Rangi: E, ko koe te mea e mīere! (HKK 1999:64). / Pare: I'm a little bit embarrassed that I might thrash that elderly man. Rangi: No way, you'll be the one who will be thrashed!
Synonyms: tōu ene, nōhea, nōwhea, weta, i neki, auare ake, he aha hoki, e hawa (e hawa), tē, karekau, kāo, kāore kau, kārekau, kāhore, āna, ehē, horekau, kāore, kāre
3. (interjection) oh! - used as an exclamation to call attention or to express surprise or admiration.
Synonyms: hā
