se donner la peine

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə dɔ.ne la pɛn/

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Verb

se donner la peine

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