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A n1 ¢ ( enthusiasm) intérêt m (in pour) ; a lively interest in politics un vif intérêt pour la politique ; full of interest plein d'intérêt ; to add to the interest of sth ajouter un certain intérêt à qch ; to be of great/no interest to sb être d'un grand/sans intérêt pour qn ; to be of little interest to sb être de peu d'intérêt pour qn ; we've had a lot of interest from Europe beaucoup de gens en Europe nous ont manifesté leur intérêt ; I collect stamps just for interest je collectionne les timbres pour le plaisir ; to hold sb's interest retenir l'attention de qn ; as a matter of interest… juste pour savoir… ;2 (hobby, passion) centre m d'intérêt ; what are your main interests? quels sont vos centres d'intérêt principaux? ; he has wide/limited interests il s'intéresse à énormément de/à peu de choses ;3 ( benefit) intérêt m ; in the interest(s) of ( to promote) dans l'intérêt de [peace, freedom] ; ( out of concern for) par souci de [hygiene, justice] ; it is in your (own) interest(s) to do il est dans ton intérêt de faire ; I have an interest in doing il est de mon intérêt de faire ; to act in sb's interests agir dans l'intérêt de qn ; to look after one's own interests veiller sur ses propres intérêts ; to have a vested interest in sth être directement concerné par qch ; to have sb's best interests at heart vouloir le bien de qn ;4 ( concern) intérêt m ; of public interest d'intérêt public ; majority/minority interest Fin participation majoritaire/minoritaire ; to declare one's interests faire état de ses participations personnelles ;5 Fin ( accrued monies) intérêts mpl (on de) ; 5% interest intérêts de 5% ; simple/compound interest intérêts mpl simples/composés ; overdraft interest charges intérêts sur un découvert ; to earn interest [investment] rapporter des intérêts ; account paying/not paying interest compte rémunéré/non rémunéré ; to return sth with interest fig revaloir qch au centuple ;6 Fin, Comm ( share) intérêts mpl, participation f (in dans) ; interest in a grocery business intérêts dans un commerce d'alimentation ; business interests intérêts mpl commerciaux ; cereal/tobacco interests intérêts dans les céréales/dans le tabac.B vtr1 (provoke curiosity, enthusiasm) intéresser [person] (in à) ; it may interest you to know ça pourrait t'intéresser de savoir ; can I interest you in buying some insurance/playing for us? vous laisserez-vous convaincre de souscrire une assurance/de jouer pour notre équipe? ; can I interest you in our new range? Comm permettez-moi d'attirer votre attention sur notre nouvelle gamme ;2 ( concern) [problem, plight, policy] concerner.
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