se donner la peine

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sə dɔ.ne la pɛn/
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Verb

se donner 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: 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.