interesar
intransitive verb
1 (despertar interés) [+tema, propuesta] to be of interest; interest
un tema que interesa a los jóvenes a subject of interest to young people; a subject which interests young people; esa propuesta no nos interesa we're not interested in that proposal; that proposal is of no interest to us
[+actividad, persona] no me interesan los toros I'm not interested in bullfighting
solo le interesa el dinero his only interest is money; all he's interested in is money; no me interesa en absoluto como persona I'm not the slightest bit interested in him as a person
2 (concernir)
interesar a algn to concern sb; el asunto interesa a todos the matter concerns everybody; a ti no te interesa lo que yo esté haciendo what I'm doing is no concern of yours; a quien pueda interesar to whom it may concern (formal)
3 (convenir)
ese tipo de negocios no interesa that sort of business is not worth our while; no dice nada porque no le interesa desde el punto de vista judicial he doesn't say anything because, from a legal point of view, it's not in his interest
este coche podría interesarte this car could be of interest (to you); this car might interest you
cuando algo no le interesa, cambia de tema whenever he feels uncomfortable about something, he changes the subject; interesaría conocer más datos antes de decidirnos it would be useful to have more details before making a decision
te podría interesar invertir en bolsa it could be interesting for you to invest on the stock market; me interesa más este hotel this hotel suits me better
transitive verb
1
interesar a algn en algo to interest sb in sth; no logré interesarlo en mi trabajo I failed to get him interested in my work
pronominal verb
interesarse1
interesarse por algo to show an interest in sth; take an interest in sth; be interested in sth; no se interesa por nada he shows o takes no interest in anything; he's not interested in anything
se interesó por el trabajo de los campesinos he showed o took an interest in the work of the country people
2
interesarse por algn (preocuparse) to show concern for sb; (preguntar) to inquire about sb; ask after sb; si tú no haces un esfuerzo nadie se va a interesar por ti if you don't make an effort no one will show any concern for o interest in you; en la fiesta nadie se interesaba por ella nobody paid any attention to her at the party
llamó para interesarse por su salud she called to inquire about o ask after his health