interest

'intrəst, ](American) 'intərist 1. noun

1) (curiosity; attention: That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.) interesse

2) (a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one: Gardening is one of my main interests.) interesse

3) (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.) rente(r)

4) ((a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc: He bought an interest in the night-club.) andel, rettighet

5) (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).) forretningsverden/-interesser

2. verb

1) (to arouse the curiosity and attention of; to be of importance or concern to: Political arguments don't interest me at all.) interessere (seg for), være interessert i

2) ((with in) to persuade to do, buy etc: Can I interest you in (buying) this dictionary?) interessere for, gjøre interessert i

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- interested

- interesting
- interestingly
- in one's own interest
- in one's interest
- in the interests of
- in the interest of
- lose interest
- take an interest

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subst. \/ˈɪntrəst\/, \/ˈɪnt(ə)rest\/

1) interesse

• his great interest in art was aroused by his father

den store kunstinteressen hans ble vakt av faren

• suspense adds interest to the story

spenningen gjør fortellingen mer interessant

• this has no interest for me

dette interesserer meg ikke

• the doctor was a man with wide interests

legen var en person med vidtfavnende interesser

2) interesse, beste, egen fordel

• in the interest(s) of the public

i allmennhetens interesse

• in the best interest(s) of the country

til landets beste

3) interesse, engasjement

• American interests in Asia

amerikanernes engasjement i Asia

4) (handel og økonomi) andel, rettighet, innsats, aksjepost

• he had an interest in a brewery

han hadde en andel i et bryggeri

• his money is invested in mining interests

han har pengene investert i gruveaksjer

5) (økonomi) fordring

• have an interest in an estate

ha en fordring i et dødsbo

6) (økonomi og overført) rente, renter

7) (også interests) interesserte kretser, gruppe av interessenter

• the brewing interest(s)

bryggeriene

• the business interest(s)

forretningsverdenen

• the landed interest(s)

godseierne

• the moneyed interest(s)

kapitalinteressen, kapitalistene

• the shipping interest(s)

rederne, sjøfartsinteressene

accrued interest (økonomi) påløpne renter

at interest (om lån) mot rente

bear\/carry\/return\/yield interest (økonomi) gi rente, forrente seg, forrentes

be in someone's interest stå på noens side, begunstige noen

draw interest (økonomi) trekke renter

feel\/take\/have an interest in interessere seg for

• I have an interest in art

jeg interesserer meg for kunst

feel\/take no interest in ikke interessere seg for

• Mr. Brown took no interest in the book

Mr. Brown hadde ingen interesse av boken

flagging interest synkende interesse

have an interest in (doing) something ha interesse av (å gjøre) noe

know one's own interest vite sitt eget beste

lend money at\/on interest eller put out money at\/on interest låne ut penger mot rente

look after one's own interests eller attend to one's interests ivareta (sine) egne interesser

of interest interessant, av interesse

• this should be of considerable interest to most people

dette burde være av stor interesse for de fleste

pay interest on (økonomi) betale rente av

return something with interest (overført) betale med renter

sink one's own interest sette til side egne interesser

sphere of interest interessesfære, interesseområde

watch someone's interests bevare noens interesser, ivareta noens interesser

without interest (økonomi) rentefritt

II

verb \/ˈɪntrəst\/, \/ˈɪnt(ə)rest\/

1) interessere, gjøre interessert

2) angå, interessere

• the fight for peace interests all nations

kampen for fred angår alle nasjoner

interest oneself in interessere seg for

interest someone in gjøre noen interessert i, vekke noens interesse for