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In this task, you are given a sentence or phrase in Xhosa. You must translate it to English in a way that is equivalent in terms of meaning and grammatically correct.
question:
Pliny, umzekelo, ubhala 'ukusuka eCarpathos ngamashumi amahlanu emayile kunye 'noAfricus' kuRhodes', kwakhona ukusuka kuPaphos ngamawaka amathathu anamakhulu asibhozo etayidi kunye no'Boreas' ukuya kuAlexandria', 'Africus' kunye no'Boreas' ukuba ngumoya.
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Pliny, for example, writes' From Carpathos is fifty miles with ‘Africus’ to Rhodes', and again' From Paphos it is three thousand eight hundred stades with ‘Boreas’ to Alexandria', ‘Africus’ and ‘Boreas’ being winds.


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Kubalulekile ukugxininisa ekuqaleni ukuba xa incuma eyenziwe ngomthi iyahlala inqumle emanzini nomqheba uyatsalwa, incuma ixhathisa ngamanzi nesikhitshane sixhaswa ngaphambili ngexhadi okanye ngentsika.
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It is important to stress at the beginning that when the blade of an oar is placed vertically in the water and the loom is pulled, the blade is gripped by the water and the boat is levered forward by the rowlock or crutch.


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Ipleyiti engaphuncukiyo yesinyithi efakelwe kumgangatho osezinyaweni zeleli kanye zamanqwanqwa, zisoloko zifakelwe kumphezulu ongaphezulwana wamanyathelo eleli namanqanaba. Amanyathelo enziwe ngee"safety treads" abizwa njengamanqanaba okhuseleko.
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A special non-slipping metal plate fitted to the deck at the foot of a ladder or stairway and often fitted on the upper surface of the steps of ladders and stairs. Steps made of safety treads are called safety steps.