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den Fluss zu durchschwimmen

to swim across the river

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to swim across the river Used with an object in the accusative; the verb means to cross by swimming.
GE: Wir wollten den Fluss zu durchschwimmen, aber das Wasser war zu kalt.
EN: We wanted to swim across the river, but the water was too cold.

Er versuchte, den Fluss zu durchschwimmen.

He tried to swim across the river.

Es fiel ihm nicht schwer, den Fluss zu durchschwimmen.

It wasn't difficult for him to swim across the river.

Für den Jungen war es unmöglich, den Fluss zu durchschwimmen.

It was impossible for the boy to swim across the river.

Tom versuchte, den Fluss zu durchschwimmen.

Tom tried to swim across the river.