In this task, you are given a sentence or phrase in English. You must translate it to Xhosa in a way that is equivalent in terms of meaning and grammatically correct.

[Q]: These are called reducing link.
[A]: Ezikuthiwa ngamalungu okunciphisa.


[Q]: The distance along the rope between any two points on the same strands is known as the jaw of the rope, and gives a measure of the hardness of the lay; the shorter the jaw the harder the lay.
[A]: Umgama phakathi kwendawo ezimbini zesiphotho esinye waziwa ngokuba sisidibanisi sentsontelo, kwaye sinikezela ngomlinganiselo wokondlalwa ngokungqingqwa; nje ukuba isidibanisi sibe sifutshane kuba ngqingqwa ukondlalwa kwaso.


[Q]: The uppermost continuous deck to which all main transverse bulkheads are carried. This deck should be water tight to prevent flooding adjacent compartments if a compartment is bilged.
[A]:
Umgangatho oqhubekekayo ongaphezulu kanye ekulapho onke amacandelo amakhulu enqanawe angangeni manzi nanqamlezayo athwalelwa khona.