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.