interest

interest
'intrəst, ](American) 'intərist
1. noun
1) (curiosity; attention: That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.) interés
2) (a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one: Gardening is one of my main interests.) interés
3) (money paid in return for borrowing a usually large sum of money: The (rate of) interest on this loan is eight per cent; (also adjective) the interest rate.) interés
4) ((a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc: He bought an interest in the night-club.) participación
5) (a group of connected businesses which act together to their own advantage: I suspect that the scheme will be opposed by the banking interest (= all the banks acting together).) grupo de intereses

2. verb
1) (to arouse the curiosity and attention of; to be of importance or concern to: Political arguments don't interest me at all.) interesar
2) ((with in) to persuade to do, buy etc: Can I interest you in (buying) this dictionary?) interesar
- interesting
- interestingly
- in one's own interest
- in one's interest
- in the interests of
- in the interest of
- lose interest
- take an interest

interest1 n
1. interés
he has no interest in computing no le interesa la informática
2. afición
her main interest is swimming su principal afición es la natación
to take an interest in something interesarse por algo
interest2 vb interesar
this will interest you esto te interesará
interest
tr['ɪntrəst]
noun
1 (gen) interés nombre masculino
only three students showed any interest in the subject sólo tres estudiantes mostraron interés en el tema
I haven't the slightest interest in cars los coches no me interesan en lo más mínimo
there's never anything of any interest on TV nunca hacen nada interesante por la televisión
football is of no interest for her el fútbol no le interesa en absoluto
this article might be of interest to you este artículo te podría interesar
2 (hobby) afición nombre femenino, interés nombre masculino
what are your interests? ¿cuáles son tus aficiones?
he has a variety of interests le interesan muchas cosas
3 (advantage, benefit) provecho, beneficio
it's in your own interest es por tu propio bien, es en tu propio beneficio
unions look after the interests of their members los sindicatos se ocupan de los intereses de sus afiliados
in the interests of national security por razones de seguridad nacional
4 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL (share, stake) participación nombre femenino, interés nombre masculino
he has business interests in Spain tiene negocios en España
I've got financial interests in that company tengo acciones en esa empresa
5 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL (money) interés nombre masculino, rédito
they pay interest at 10% on their mortgage pagan un interés del 10% sobre su hipoteca
transitive verb
1 interesar
politics doesn't interest me no me interesa la política
it may interest you to know puede que te interese saber
can I interest you in this catalogue? ¿le interesaría este catálogo?
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to bear/earn/pay interest dar interés, devengar interés
to lose interest in something perder interés en algo
to take an interest in something interesarse por algo
to repay something with interest devolver algo con creces
interest group grupo de intereses
vested interest (personal) interés nombre masculino (personal) 2 (legal) derecho adquirido
interest ['ɪntrəst, -tə.rɛst] vt
: interesar
interest n
1) share, stake: interés m, participación f
2) benefit: provecho m, beneficio m, interés m
in the public interest: en el interés público
3) charge: interés m, cargo m
compound interest: interés compuesto
4) curiosity: interés m, curiosidad f
5) color: color m, interés m
places of local interest: lugares de color local
6) hobby: afición f
interest
n.
comodidad s.f.
interés (Economía) s.m.
logro s.m.
renta s.f.
v.
interesar v.

I 'ɪntrəst
noun
1)
a) u (felt by person) interés m

interest IN somebody/something/-ING — interés en alguien/algo/+ inf

I have no interest in getting to know them — no tengo ningún interés en conocerlos, no me interesa conocerlos

to show (an) interest — demostrar* interés, mostrarse* interesado

to take (an) interest in something/somebody — interesarse por algo/alguien

b) c (hobby) interés m
2) u (possessed by object) interés m

is this of any interest to you? — ¿esto te interesa?

it's a matter of public interest — es un asunto de interés público

3) c
a) (stake) participación f, intereses mpl

he has a number of business interests abroad — tiene varios negocios en el extranjero

I have to declare an interest — tengo que declarar que soy parte interesada

b) (advantage) (often pl) interés m

you've got to look after your own interest(s) — tienes que velar por tus propios intereses

to act in somebody's interest(s) — actuar* en beneficio de alguien

it was not in our interest(s) to intervene — no nos convenía intervenir

in the interests of easing international tension — con el fin de relajar la tensión internacional

4) u (Fin) interés m

to earn/charge interest of o at five per cent (per annum) — percibir/cobrar un interés del cinco por ciento (al año)

to pay something/somebody back with interest: he repaid my affection with interest me devolvió con creces el cariño que le había dado; they'll pay me back with interest! me las van a pagar con creces!; (before n) interest rate — tasa f or (esp Esp) tipo m de interés


II
transitive verb interesar

can I interest you in a raffle ticket? — ¿le puedo ofrecer un número de rifa?

['ɪntrɪst]
1. N
1) (=curiosity) interés m

to arouse sb's interest — despertar el interés de algn

to have an interest in sth — estar interesado en algo

I have no further interest in talking to them — ya no estoy interesado en hablar con ellos

to lose interest (in sth) — perder el interés (por or en algo)

of interest, the guidebook describes all the places of interest — la guía describe todos los lugares de interés

it is of no interest to us — no nos interesa

is this of any interest to you? — ¿te interesa esto?

I'm doing it just out of interest — lo hago simplemente porque me interesa

just out of interest, how much did it cost? — por simple curiosidad, ¿cuánto costó?

to show (an) interest (in sth/sb) — mostrar interés (por or en algo/por algn)

to take an interest in sth/sb — interesarse por or en algo/por algn

he took no interest in his children — no se interesaba por sus hijos

2) (=hobby) interés m

my main interest is reading — mi interés principal or mi pasatiempo favorito es la lectura

what are your interests? — ¿qué cosas te interesan?

special interest holidays — vacaciones fpl de grupos con un interés común

3) (=profit, advantage) interés m

a conflict of interests — un conflicto de intereses

in sb's interest(s), it is in your own interest to confess — te conviene confesar

it is not in his interest to sell the house — no le conviene vender la casa

they acted in the best interests of their members — obraron en el mejor interés de sus miembros

in the interests of hygiene — por razones de higiene

in the interests of national unity — con el fin de preservar la unidad nacional

heart 1., 1), public 1., 2), vested
4) (=share, stake) (gen) interés m ; (in company) participación f

he has sold his interest in the company — ha vendido su participación en la empresa

British interests in the Middle East — los intereses británicos en el Medio Oriente

he has business interests abroad — tiene negocios en el extranjero

to have a controlling/financial interest in a company — tener una participación mayoritaria/tener acciones en una compañía

to have an interest in sth — (gen) tener interés or estar interesado en algo; (in company) tener participación en algo

the West has an interest in promoting democracy there — Occidente tiene interés or está interesado en promover allí la democracia

5) (Econ) (on loan, shares, savings) interés m

to bear interest — devengar or dar intereses

it bears interest at 5% — devenga or da un interés del 5%

compound interest — interés m compuesto

to earn interest — cobrar intereses

the interest on an investment — los intereses de una inversión

simple interest — interés m simple

shares that yield a high interest — acciones fpl que rinden bien

to repay sth/sb with interest —

I repaid his bad manners with interest! — ¡le devolví los malos modales con creces!

2. VT
1) (=arouse interest) interesar

it may interest you to know that ... — puede que te interese saber que ...

can I interest you in a new car? — ¿estaría interesado en comprar un coche nuevo?

2) (=concern) interesar

the struggle against inflation interests us all — la lucha contra la inflación nos interesa a todos

3.
CPD

interest charges NPL — intereses mpl

interest group N — grupo m de gente con un mismo interés

interest payments NPL — pago m de intereses

interest rate N — tipo m or tasa f de interés

* * *

I ['ɪntrəst]
noun
1)
a) u (felt by person) interés m

interest IN somebody/something/-ING — interés en alguien/algo/+ inf

I have no interest in getting to know them — no tengo ningún interés en conocerlos, no me interesa conocerlos

to show (an) interest — demostrar* interés, mostrarse* interesado

to take (an) interest in something/somebody — interesarse por algo/alguien

b) c (hobby) interés m
2) u (possessed by object) interés m

is this of any interest to you? — ¿esto te interesa?

it's a matter of public interest — es un asunto de interés público

3) c
a) (stake) participación f, intereses mpl

he has a number of business interests abroad — tiene varios negocios en el extranjero

I have to declare an interest — tengo que declarar que soy parte interesada

b) (advantage) (often pl) interés m

you've got to look after your own interest(s) — tienes que velar por tus propios intereses

to act in somebody's interest(s) — actuar* en beneficio de alguien

it was not in our interest(s) to intervene — no nos convenía intervenir

in the interests of easing international tension — con el fin de relajar la tensión internacional

4) u (Fin) interés m

to earn/charge interest of o at five per cent (per annum) — percibir/cobrar un interés del cinco por ciento (al año)

to pay something/somebody back with interest: he repaid my affection with interest me devolvió con creces el cariño que le había dado; they'll pay me back with interest! me las van a pagar con creces!; (before n) interest rate — tasa f or (esp Esp) tipo m de interés


II
transitive verb interesar

can I interest you in a raffle ticket? — ¿le puedo ofrecer un número de rifa?


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