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haurua

1. (verb) (-tia) to halve, half-past.

Nā tēnei tohutohu āna i haurua noa ai te roa o te whakaoti ake i te mahi (TTR 2000:210). / Because of this advice, the time needed to complete the project was halved.

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2. (modifier) half.

I toa te tīma o te tangata whenua 16 ki te 15, ahakoa te tōmuri o te kaute, e 6 ki te 15 i te wā haurua (TTR 1998:121). / The local team won 16-15, despite being down 6-15 at half time.

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3. (noun) half.

I āhua ōrite ngā kapa i te weheruatanga, engari, i te haurua tuarua, ka puta ngā hautipua o Aotearoa ki te kawe i a rātou ki te taumata angitu. / The teams were pretty even at half-time, but in the second half the stars of New Zealand emerged to take them to the successful outcome.

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