swing across

swing across
vi
hinüberschwingen; (hand-over-hand) sich hinüberhangeln; (+prep obj) schwingen über (+acc); (+prep obj, person, animal) sich schwingen über (+acc); (hand-over-hand) sich hangeln über (+acc)

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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