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.

Q: Babephantse bufana ngomyinge nezimvo zecala inkcazelo ngobomi babo.

A: They were almost identical in size and profile.
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Q: Yinethwekhi yothungelwano lwemfaniso eyenziwe ngenxa yoqhagamshelwano lwendibano-malungu emfaniso esebenzisanayo esasaziweyo (DIS) ngexesha lokuziqhelisa kwe-DIS. [DIS]

A: simulation communications network created as a result of the connection of multiple Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) nodes during DIS exercises. [DIS]
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Q: Imbumbulu zelothe ziyaxhaswa phezu komgca osembindini wezibuko ngaphambili kwesiqu senqanawa nasemva kwenqanawa.

A:
Docking-bobs are rigged over the centre-line of the dock, just before the stem and just abaft the stern of the ship.
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