2. (verb) (-a,-tia) to flap (the wings, etc.).
Nāwai i roa tonu ki konei kua paku takarure, kua paku aroarowhaki, ā, taea ana te paku rere (HM 4/1997). / After some time here they are able to flap the wings a little, and then to fly a little.
3. (noun) hopelessness, despair, loss of heart, despondency.
Haehaetia ana te whatumanawa e ngā whakaatu mai a Iriaka i te āhua o te takarure noa o te tauoranga o ētehi Māori (TTR 2000:176). / Iriaka revealed heart-rending portraits of the hopelessness of the lives of some Māori lives.
4. (noun) reiteration, repetition, repeating (of talk).
Hei whakatepe noa i ēnei kōrero ko tā mātou takarure i ngā mihi ā mātou ake ki a koutou i haere mai nei i wīwī, i wāwā ki te kawe mai i ō koutou whakaaro ki tō tātou māpihi maurea (HM 2/1989:2). / To conclude this account is our reiteration of our own thanks to you all who came from scattered places to convey your ideas about our treasure.
5. (noun) flippers.
