se donner la peine
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]- (transitive with de) to go to the trouble of doing something, to take the trouble to do something, to bother to do something, to take the time to do something
- Synonym: prendre la peine
- Il ne s’est même pas donné la peine de me rendre visite. ― He did not even bother to visit me. / He did not even take the time to visit me.