swim across a river
Он хотел переплыть реку, но ему это не удалось.
He wanted to swim across the river, but he couldn’t.
Can you swim across the river?
Том смог переплыть реку.
Tom was able to swim across the river.
I tried to swim across the river.
Том предпринял попытку переплыть реку.
Tom attempted to swim across the river.
Моему брату не хватило смелости переплыть реку.
My brother didn't have the courage to swim across the river.
We were able to swim across the river.
Том попытался переплыть реку.
Tom tried to swim across the river.