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: UPHAWU LWENTSIMBI ETHAMBILEYO UKUFUMANA UBUTSALANE.

A: PERMEABILITY.
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Q: Nokuba kutheni, zingakwazi ukusetyenziswa kubungozi bokumpompa uhlobo olukhulu ngaphandle emanzini kwinqanawa.

A:
However, they can also be used in emergency for pumping large quantities of water out of the ship.
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