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interest [ˈɪntrɪst]1. nouna. intérêt m• to show an interest in sb/sth manifester de l'intérêt pour qn/qch• to take a great interest in sb/sth s'intéresser vivement à qn/qchb. ( = hobby) what are your interests? à quoi vous intéressez-vous ?• my main interest is baroque architecture mon principal centre d'intérêt est l'architecture baroquec. ( = advantage, well-being) intérêt m• in the interests of hygiene/safety par souci d'hygiène/de sécurité• in the interests of peace/national security dans l'intérêt de la paix/la sécurité nationale• to be interested in sth/sb s'intéresser à qch/qn• I'm not interested! ça ne m'intéresse pas !• can I interest you in contributing to...? est-ce que cela vous intéresserait de contribuer à... ?• can I interest you in a new computer? seriez-vous intéressé par un nouvel ordinateur ?3. compounds* * *['ɪntrəst] 1.1) [U] ( enthusiasm) intérêt m (in pour)we've had a lot of interest from Europe — beaucoup de gens en Europe nous ont manifesté leur intérêt
as a matter of interest... — juste pour savoir...
2) ( hobby) centre m d'intérêt3) ( benefit) intérêt min the interest(s) of — (to help, to promote) dans l'intérêt de [peace, freedom, person]; ( out of concern for) par souci de [hygiene, justice]
4) ( concern) gen intérêt m; Finance participation f5) ( accrued monies) intérêts mpl (on de)2.transitive verb1) ( provoke curiosity) intéresser (in à)can I interest you in our new range? — permettez-moi d'attirer votre attention sur notre nouvelle gamme
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2 in the interest(s) of
(in order to get, achieve, increase etc: The political march was banned in the interests of public safety.) dans l'intérêt de -
3 in the interest(s) of
(in order to get, achieve, increase etc: The political march was banned in the interests of public safety.) dans l'intérêt de
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