Je was op zoek naar: she looks as if she is sleeping (Engels - Xhosa)

if she is moving too fast she is said to have too much way on.
xa sihambe ngesantya esihezulu, kuthiwa sinendlela ethe gabulela-eninzi.

her cordite started smouldering and it looked as if she would blow up.
ubambo lwakhe lwaqalisa ukutsha kancinci kwaye kwabonakala ngathi uza kuqhushumba.

if she is down by the head or the stern she will be difficult to manoeuvre.
ukuba iphantsi ngokwentloko okanye ngomva sinokuba nzima ukunyuka.

if she is a warship, she will not afford a sufficiently stable gun platform.
ukuba le yinqanawa yemfazwe, ayinakuba nokwanela okuzinzileyo kompu weplatfomu.

if she is brought up much further out she will gather excessive leeway before touching.
ukuba inqanawa iyadada ngeli lixa itsalwayo, umoya uya kuyityhala iphume kwindlela yayo.

conversely, if she is trimmed too much by the stem her bows will tend to payoff to one side or the other.
ngokwencoko, ukuba usiko luye lwabaluninzi ngakwiqhina lokunqanda lungathambekela ngokokuyikhuphela ngaphandle ngakwelinye icala.

if she is to anchor or moor, the ship will in most ports be allocated a particular berth by the shore authority.
ukuba izakuma okanye ihambe inqanawa izaku kwindawo yokuma enokuhlala ikakhulu kumakhamandela ngesigunyaziso soxweme lolwandle.

if she is lying with the sea on her bow and pitching, there will probably be a considerable swirl and undertow at her bows.
ukuba silele ngolwandle kwicala laso kwaye sitshona, kuya kubakho amanzi ajikelezayo

for example, if she is to lie starboard side to, her bows should be inclined away from the jetty when the engine is put astern.
umzekelo, ukuba inqanawa ilele ngecala lasekunene, isiphelo somphambili wenqanawa masithanjekiselwe ngasebhlorhweni.

if manoeuvring space allows, the boat can be turned more quickly if she is given a little headway or sternway with the rudder set in the direction of turn.
ukuba indawo yokwenza icebo iyavuma isikhephe sinokujikwa kwamsinya ukuba sinikwe kanevili indlela eya phambili okanye kwanephini lokuqhuba elibekwa kwikhondo lokujika.

if the projections are before the ship's pivoting point, the effect will be the same as if she were trimmed by the head, and vice versa.
ukuba ukuthi phuhlu kuphambi kwendawo apho kiyikelezeswa khona isikhonkwane seheke, isiphumo siyakufana njengokube besilungelelanisiwe entloko, nangokuguquka.

the act of securing a vessel between two anchors. if she is lying to a single anchor she is anchored. if secured alongside a jetty, quay or other vessel, she is berthed.
sisenzo sokukhusela inqanawa phakathi kwee-ankile ezimbini. ukuba imiswe nge-ankile enye ibanjwe nge-ankile. ukuba ikhuselwe ngakwibrorho, kwisithulelo seenqanawa okanye enye inqanawa, ilalisiwe.

a vessel moving sideways is said to be moving broadside-on (to port or star- board); if she is making headway and at the same time being blown sideways by the wind, she is said to be making leeway.
inqanawa eya emacaleni kuthiwa ihamba ngecala lenqanawa eliphezu kwamanzi phezu (kwecala langasekhohlo okanye ekunene), ukuba ibheka phambili ngaxesha linye ivuthuzeliswa ngumoya emacaleni , kuthiwa izama ukubasendleleni.