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1 interest
'intrəst, ]( American) 'intərist
1. noun1) (curiosity; attention: That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.) interés2) (a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one: Gardening is one of my main interests.) interés3) (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.) interés4) ((a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc: He bought an interest in the night-club.) participación5) (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. verb1) (to arouse the curiosity and attention of; to be of importance or concern to: Political arguments don't interest me at all.) interesar2) ((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 n1. interés2. aficióninterest2 vb interesartr['ɪntrəst]1 (gen) interés nombre masculino■ only three students showed any interest in the subject sólo tres estudiantes mostraron interés en el tema■ what are your interests? ¿cuáles son tus aficiones?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■ they pay interest at 10% on their mortgage pagan un interés del 10% sobre su hipoteca1 interesar■ can I interest you in this catalogue? ¿le interesaría este catálogo?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto bear/earn/pay interest dar interés, devengar interésto lose interest in something perder interés en algoto take an interest in something interesarse por algoto repay something with interest devolver algo con crecesinterest group grupo de interesesinterest ['ɪntrəst, -tə.rɛst] vt: interesarinterest n1) share, stake: interés m, participación f2) benefit: provecho m, beneficio m, interés min the public interest: en el interés público3) charge: interés m, cargo mcompound interest: interés compuesto4) curiosity: interés m, curiosidad f5) color: color m, interés mplaces of local interest: lugares de color local6) hobby: afición fn.• comodidad s.f.• interés (Economía) s.m.• logro s.m.• renta s.f.v.• interesar v.
I 'ɪntrəst1)a) u ( felt by person) interés minterest 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 m2) u ( possessed by object) interés mis this of any interest to you? — ¿esto te interesa?
3) ca) ( stake) participación f, intereses mplb) ( advantage) (often pl) interés mto act in somebody's interest(s) — actuar* en beneficio de alguien
4) u ( Fin) interés mto 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
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transitive verb interesar['ɪntrɪst]can I interest you in a raffle ticket? — ¿le puedo ofrecer un número de rifa?
1. N1) (=curiosity) interés m•
to arouse sb's interest — despertar el interés de algn•
to have an interest in sth — estar interesado en algo•
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 interésis this of any interest to you? — ¿te interesa esto?
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I'm doing it just out of interest — lo hago simplemente porque me interesajust out of interest, how much did it cost? — por simple curiosidad, ¿cuánto costó?
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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 algn2) (=hobby) interés mmy 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 confesarheart 1., 1), public 1., 2), vested•
they acted in the best interests of their members — obraron en el mejor interés de sus miembros•
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 algothe 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 interesesit bears interest at 5% — devenga or da un interés del 5%
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to earn interest — cobrar intereses•
the interest on an investment — los intereses de una inversiónto repay sth/sb with interest —
I repaid his bad manners with interest! — ¡le devolví los malos modales con creces!
2. VT1) (=arouse interest) interesarit 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) interesar3.CPDinterest 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
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I ['ɪntrəst]1)a) u ( felt by person) interés minterest 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 m2) u ( possessed by object) interés mis this of any interest to you? — ¿esto te interesa?
3) ca) ( stake) participación f, intereses mplb) ( advantage) (often pl) interés mto act in somebody's interest(s) — actuar* en beneficio de alguien
4) u ( Fin) interés mto 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
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transitive verb interesarcan I interest you in a raffle ticket? — ¿le puedo ofrecer un número de rifa?
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2 specifically
adverb I specifically told you not to do that; This dictionary is intended specifically for learners of English.) específicamentespecifically adv específicamente / expresamentetr[spə'sɪfɪkəlɪ]1 (particularly) específicamente, expresamente■ specifically designed for... expresamente diseñado para...2 (exactly, clearly) explícitamente, expresamente■ I specifically told you not to go near the river te dije explícitamente que no te acercaras al río3 (namely) concretamente, en concretoadv.• específicamente adv.spɪ'sɪfɪkli, spə'sɪfɪklia) ( explicitly) <state/mention> explícitamenteb) (specially, particularly) específicamentec) ( more precisely) en concreto[spǝ'sɪfɪkǝlɪ]ADV1) (=especially) [design, aim] específicamente, expresamente; [relate to] específicamenteprojects specifically designed to strengthen British industries — proyectos diseñados específicamente or expresamente para fortalecer las industrias británicas
2) (=more precisely) en concreto, concretamentefear was the main factor, specifically a fear of pregnancy — el temor era el factor principal, en concreto or concretamente, el temor a quedarse embarazada
3) (=explicitly) [mention, refer to] explícitamente; [ask, authorize] expresamente, explícitamentehe specifically asked us not to mention the fact — nos pidió expresamente or explícitamente que no mencionáramos ese hecho
they will take no further action unless specifically instructed to — no van a tomar más medidas salvo que se les instruya de manera expresa
4) (=uniquely) específicamente* * *[spɪ'sɪfɪkli, spə'sɪfɪkli]a) ( explicitly) <state/mention> explícitamenteb) (specially, particularly) específicamentec) ( more precisely) en concreto
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