Results for strikes translation from English to Xhosa

lightning strikes on a yacht can have devastating effects.
ukubethu kombane kwisikhephe kunganeziphumo ezitshabalalisayo.

he strikes the ship's bell when necessary and pipes any announcements over the broadcast system.
uchukumisa impempe yenqanawa xa kufanelekile kwaye usasaza okanye ukhupha nasiphina isibhengezo kwisixokelelwano sokusasaza.

when this is done, the mast often strikes the bottom, which inevitably results in damage to the rig.
xa oku kusenzeka, imasti idla ngokubetha umphantsi, idale umonakalo ongenakunqandeka kwizixhobo zenqanawe.

still, the danger is just as real if an internally ballasted hull strikes stones or rocky out-croppings.
kananjalo, ingozi isekwa nobunzima ukubangaba isiqu esineballasti engaphakathi sibetheka elityeni okanye kwititye eliveliteyo.

when a sailboat drives ashore under bare poles, she strikes stern to the wind with her bow pitched down to the slope of the bottom.
xa isikhilshane esiqhutywa ngumeya sisiya elunxwemeni ngepali enye, sidla ngekujongisa umva emeyeni umphambili uhlela phanler kwithambeka elisemazanter elwandle.

in doing so it strikes right through wooden planks, sometimes tearing out whole chunks, which can quickly sink a yacht.
enkwenzeni oku, ibetha iphumele emaplangwini, ngamanye amaxesha akrazule isiqa esipheleleyo esinekubangela isikhephe sibenekutshona ngekukhawuleza.

unfortunately, in the majority of cases, the disease of alcoholism strikes at senior personnel who have already rendered valuable service and who, if rehabilitated, will continue to do so.
ngelishwa, kwiimeko ezininzi, isifo sokusela utywala sibetha abasebenzi abaphetheyo abasele benikezele ngomsebenzi onexabiso abanokuthi xa bezame ukubuyiselwa banokuqhubekeka ukwenza njalo.

a "broach-to" means a sideways swerve of the boat so that the next wave strikes it beam-on and thus may roll the craft over.
ukujongisiswa kwenqanawa ngecala emoyeni kuthetha amacala eendlela aphambukayo esikhephe ukuze iliza elizayo libethe isikhanyisi liqengqeleke phezu kolwazi lobugcisa.

strike out
khupha ngaphandle