prendre la peine

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁɑ̃.dʁə la pɛn/

• Audio:

  (file)

Verb

prendre la peine

1. to go to the trouble (of), to take the trouble, to bother, to take the time [with de (+ infinitive) ‘to do something’]

   Synonym: se donner la peine

   Il n’a même pas pris la peine de me rendre visite. ― He did not even bother to visit me. / He did not even take the time to visit me.