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prendre la peine de
prendre la peine de
to bother to; to take the trouble to
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#42,629
to bother to; to take the trouble to
Used when someone makes the effort to do something, often suggesting that the effort was unnecessary, inconvenient, or unlikely to be rewarded.
FR:
Il n’a même pas pris la peine de répondre.
EN:
He didn’t even bother to answer.