prendre la peine

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁɑ̃.dʁə la pɛn/
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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.
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