1 (curiosity) interés (m) it adds interest to the story the trip was cancelled due to lack of interest everyone was by now watching me with interest they discovered a common interest in gardening there has been renewed interest in the idea there has been a lively interest in the elections in the last two weeks his parents tried to discourage his interest in music
to arouse sb's interest despertar el interés de algn the campaign did not arouse much interest nothing I could do seemed to arouse his interest the debate aroused much interest in the capital
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
I have no interest in politics whatsoever he has very little interest in football she has no interest in starting a family
to lose interest (in sth) perder el interés (por or en algo) she liked him at first but soon lost interest simple gimmicks keep the kids from losing interest he lost all interest in sex
of interest the guidebook describes all the places of interest la guía describe todos los lugares de interés
questions of public interest there is nothing of interest to report a subject of little interest to me to [be] of interest
it is of no interest to us no nos interesa; is this of any interest to you? ¿te interesa esto?
food was of no interest to her at all
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?
just out of interest, whose idea was it?
to show (an) interest (in sth/sb) mostrar interés (por or en algo/por algn) she always shows great interest in her lessons the students show no interest in learning he was the first man who had shown an interest in her it'll make his day if I show an interest it would be nice if you showed some interest in what I do
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
he takes a great interest in your well-being
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?
/he developed a wide range of sporting interests/ as a pupil at Millfield /encourage your child in her interests/ and hobbies even if they are things you know little about
special interest holidays vacaciones (f) de grupos con un interés común
3 (profit, advantage) interés (m)a conflict of interests un conflicto de intereses the new appointments created a conflict of interests, with representatives of major contractors to the NHS serving on the authority there was a basic conflict of interests between the State that was the host society and the refugees or immigrants then resident within it a conflict of interests arose when Brent Walker bought the William Hill bookmaking chain
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
it is not in Ruritania's interest to leave the base to [act] in sb's interest(s) the social worker would try to get her to see she was acting against the boy's interests
they acted in the best interests of their members obraron en el mejor interés de sus miembros in the interests [of]
in the interests of hygiene por razones de higiene; in the interests of national unity con el fin de preservar la unidad nacional
a call for all businessmen to work together in the interests of national stability in the public interest to [promote] sb's interests an organization promoting the interests of the poor the British were glad of his assistance in promoting their interests
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
what's your interest in this project?
British interests in the Middle East los intereses británicos en el Medio Oriente
Switzerland is looking after British interests
he has business interests abroad tiene negocios en el extranjero her other business interests include a theme park in Scandinavia and hotels in the West Country the Hatch family, who controlled large dairy interests
to have a controlling/financial interest in a company tener una participación mayoritaria/tener acciones en una compañía the state has controlling interest in fishing and mining operations to [declare] an interest (in sth) he did not [declare] his interest in the contract he was disciplined by the Council for failing to declare his interest in a local company I think I ought to declare my interest
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
we have an interest in knowing what is to happen oil interests from the United States, Japan and Britain are attending the meeting the election has always been bought off by special interests he resigned as finance minister only two weeks before the election and stood against big-business interests we're up against the shipping interests and the oil companies the candidate is not beholden to special interests the government accused unnamed "foreign interests" of inciting the trouble
5 (Economics) (on loan, shares, savings) interés (m) does your current account pay interest?
to bear interest devengar or dar intereses it bears interest at 5% devenga or da un interés del 5%
the bonds bore interest at the current rate to [charge] interest we will charge interest on any late payments
compound interest interés (m) compuesto
to earn interest cobrar intereses I'll deposit the money right away - I want it to start earning interest cash held in peps can earn interest free of tax to [lend] at interest
the interest on an investment los intereses de una inversión
simple interest interés (m) simple
shares that yield a high interest acciones (f) que rinden bien
to repay sth/sb with interest all monies will have to be repaid with interest by the taxpayer
I repaid his bad manners with interest! ¡le devolví los malos modales con creces!
