interest

intérêt, curiosité

Envie d’en savoir davantage sur quelque chose ou de consacrer du temps à une activité.

En anglais simple : A feeling of wanting to know more about something or spend time doing it.

• She has an interest in music.
• The children showed great interest in the animals.
• I lost interest halfway through the film.

Comment l'utiliser : interest in something/doing something (He has an interest in learning languages.)

Synonymes : curiosity, enthusiasm

Contraires : indifference

Expressions courantes : interest in something, show interest, take an interest, keen interest

intérêts

Somme supplémentaire payée pour un emprunt ou reçue pour de l’argent placé à la banque.

En anglais simple : Extra money you pay for borrowing money, or receive for keeping money in a bank.

• You pay interest on the loan.
• This account earns very little interest.
• How much interest did the bank charge?

Comment l'utiliser : interest on something (The bank pays interest on your savings.)

Synonymes : oker

Expressions courantes : interest rate, pay interest, earn interest, interest on savings

intérêt

Ce qui vous concerne ou vous avantage dans une affaire et vous donne une raison de vous en soucier.

En anglais simple : A reason to care about something because it can affect your life or help you.

• Residents have an interest in cleaner streets.
• It is in her interest to finish quickly.
• The lawyer must protect his client’s interests.

Comment l'utiliser : have an interest in something/doing something (Local families have an interest in keeping the park open.); in someone’s interest (It is in your interest to read the contract.)

Synonymes : stake, benefit

Expressions courantes : vested interest, personal interest, in someone’s interest

participation, part

Part détenue dans une entreprise ou un bien, ou droit reconnu par la loi sur ceux-ci.

En anglais simple : A share in a business or property, or a legal right connected with it.

• She owns an interest in the hotel.
• They sold their business interests abroad.
• He acquired a controlling interest in the company.

Comment l'utiliser : an interest in something (The firm bought an interest in a shipping company.)

Synonymes : stake, share, holding

Expressions courantes : business interest, controlling interest, financial interest

intéresser

Donner à quelqu’un envie d’en savoir plus sur quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To make someone want to know more about something.

• Does science interest you?
• The story interested all the children.
• She is interested in learning Spanish.

Comment l'utiliser : interest someone in something (The teacher interested us in local history.); be interested in something/doing something (I am interested in growing vegetables.)

Synonymes : engage, intrigue, attract

Contraires : bore

Expressions courantes : interest someone, interest someone in something