Usage examples of "se donner de la peine" in French with translation to English

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Puis-je donner de la laitue à mon chien ? Is it OK to feed my dog lettuce?
Le garçon s'est donné de la peine pour résoudre le questionnaire. The boy took great pains to solve the quiz.
Je n'avais pas l'intention de te faire de la peine. I didn't mean to hurt you.
Le meurtre est passible de la peine capitale. Murder is punished by death.
Je n'ai rien d'autre à offrir que du sang, de la peine, des larmes et de la sueur. I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat.
Elle ne voulait pas lui donner de cadeau. She wouldn't give him a gift.
S'étant efforcé de s'imposer la croyance en un système contre lequel la raison se rebelle, il la nomme déplaisamment raison humaine, comme si l'homme pouvait se donner raison à lui-même. Having endeavoured to force upon himself the belief of a system against which reason revolts, he ungratefully calls it human reason, as if man could give reason to himself.
C'est pas la peine de te leurrer; tu vois bien qu'elle se paie ta tronche ! There is no point in deluding yourself; you know it well that she's just playing games with you.
« Est-ce de l'arabe ? » « Non, c'est du ouïghour — une langue parlée dans le Nord-Ouest de la Chine. » "Is this Arabic?" "No, it's Uyghur - a language that's spoken in northwestern China."
Elle lui a demandé de lui donner de l'argent. She asked him to give her some money.
Il était satisfait de se donner tous les moyens de réussir dans la vie. He was glad to avail himself of any means to succeed in life.
Ce n'est pas la peine de s'inquiéter de pénuries pour le moment. There is no need to worry about shortages for the moment.
Je n'appelle pas ça de la colonisation. Je l'appelle de l'exploitation systématique des matières premières. I don't call it colonization, I call it systematic raw materials exploitation.
Tu ferais mieux de me donner de l'argent. You better give me some money.
Ce célèbre poète planifia de se donner la mort dans sa bibliothèque. That famous poet planned on killing himself in his library.
Est-ce que ça en valait réellement la peine ? Was that really worth it?
L'étude de la philosophie relève des humanités. The study of philosophy belongs to the humanities.
Elle lui demanda de lui donner de l'argent pour pouvoir aller au restaurant avec ses amis. She asked him to give her some money so she could go to a restaurant with her friends.
Je pense que cette fille a coupé ses cheveux pour se donner un nouveau look. I think that girl cut her hair to give herself a new look.
La voiture ne vaut pas la peine d'être réparée. The car isn't worth repairing.
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