pari te ihu
1. (verb) to be overpowered, overwhelmed, defeated, vanquished, beaten.
Kāore i roa e whawhai ana ka pari te ihu o Tiamani i ngā Anzacs (TKO 15/5/1916:9). / It wasn't long before Germany was overpowered by the Anzacs.
Synonyms: poko
1. (verb) to be overpowered, overwhelmed, defeated, vanquished, beaten.
Kāore i roa e whawhai ana ka pari te ihu o Tiamani i ngā Anzacs (TKO 15/5/1916:9). / It wasn't long before Germany was overpowered by the Anzacs.
Synonyms: poko
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