se donner la peine

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə dɔ.ne la pɛn/

• France (Lyon)

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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.