prendre la peine

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pʁɑ̃.dʁə la pɛn/
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Verb

prendre la peine

  1. (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: 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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