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# harbor was not easy to spend the winter in
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You can make explicit why it was not easy to stay in the harbor. Alternate translation: "harbor did not sufficiently protect docked ships during winter storms" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# harbor
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a place near land that is usually safe for ships
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# city of Phoenix
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Phoenix is a city port on the south coast of Crete. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
# to spend the winter there
This speaks about the season of winter as if it were a commodity that someone can spend. Alternate translation: "to stay there for the cold season" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# it faces northeast and southeast
Here "faces northeast and southeast" means the opening of the harbor was toward those directions. Alternate translation: "it opened to the northeast and southeast"
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# northeast and southeast
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These directions are based on the rising and setting sun. Northeast is a little to the left of the rising sun. Southeast is a little to the right of the rising sun. Some versions say "northwest and southwest."
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