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koera

1. (verb) to break (of clouds).

Ākuanei ka maomao te ua, ā, ka koera ngā kapua. / Soon the rain will stop and the clouds will break.

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2. (verb) to be afraid, frightened, fearful, scared.

Ā, nō ka tomo rātou ki te urupā, ka kite rātou i tētahi taitamariki e noho ana i te taha matau, he kākahu mā tōna: na ka koera rātou (PT Māka 16:5). / And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.

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Synonyms: uruwehi, kōtore whererei, hopī


3. (noun) fear.

Nā ka puta atu rātou, ā oma ana i te urupā: kua tae mai hoki te tūiri, te koera ki a rātou (PT Māka 16:8). / And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed.

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