| Traduções complementares |
| interest n | (hobby) (atividade de lazer) | hobby, interesse sm |
| | | passatempo sm |
| | His interests include biking and studying languages. |
| | Os interesses dele incluem ciclismo e estudo de idiomas. |
| interest n | (finance: ownership) (participação no controle acionário) | interesse sm |
| | | sociedade sf |
| | He has a financial interest in this company and may lose all his money. |
| | Ele tem interesse financeiro nesta empresa e pode perder todo o seu dinheiro. |
| interest n | (personal benefit) (benefício próprio) | interesse, proveito sm |
| | He did what was in his interest and didn't care for the feelings of the others. |
| | Ele disse o que lhe era de proveito e não se importava com os sentimentos dos outros. |
| interest n | (finance: loan) (porcentagem acrescida a um empréstimo) | juro sm |
| | He pays 7% interest on their car loan. |
| | Ele paga 7% de juros pelo empréstimo de financiamento do carro. |
| interest [sb]⇒ vtr | (engage attention) (despertar atenção) | interessar vt |
| | Yes, other cultures really interest me. |
| | Sim, outras culturas realmente me interessam. |
| interest [sb] in [sth] vtr + prep | (induce participation by [sb]) (estimular participação) | interessar, induzir vt |
| | | convidar vt |
| | Can I interest you in some ice cream? |
| | Posso te convidar para um sorvete? |
Formas compostas:
interest | interesting |
| accrued interest n | (amount of interest accumulated) | juros acumulados loc sm |
| | The accrued interest for that account totals $100. |
| best interest n | (greatest benefit) | melhor interesse sm |
| commercial interest n | (business share or benefit) | interesse comercial loc sm |
compound interest,
compounding interest n | (interest paid on top of previous) | juros composto sm |
| conflict of interest n | (opposing obligations) | conflito de interesses loc sm |
| | I couldn't use the attorney I wanted because of a conflict of interest. |
| fixed-interest adj | (loan, mortgage) (empréstimo, finaciamento) | com juros fixos loc adj |
| gross interest n | (total interest accumulated) (totalidade de juros) | juro bruto sm |
| have a vested interest v expr | (personal advantage) | interesse pessoal |
| have a vested interest in [sth] v expr | (personal advantage) | interesse pessoal em algo expres |
| | I have a vested interest in that company because my son's a director. |
| hold [sb]'s interest v expr | (stay interesting) (manter algo interessante) | manter interesse, capturar atenção vt + sm |
| | Speakers need to select stimulating topics to hold the listeners' interest. |
| human interest story n | (news item about people's lives) (jornalismo) | história de interesse humano, matéria chamativa expres |
| | It's a human interest story about a boy who successfully battled against cancer. |
| in the interest of [sth] expr | (for the sake or good: of [sth]) | em nome de expres |
| | In the interest of good relations, it's important to get on with your neighbours. |
| | In the interest of safety, you should always buckle your seatbelt. |
| interest group n | (organization that puts pressure on government) | grupo de interesse |
interest rate,
rate of interest n | (amount added to money borrowed) | taxa de juros sf + prep + sm pl |
| | When interest rates are high, savers get a better return on their investments. I'm looking for a credit card with a lower interest rate. |
| | Quando as taxas de juros estão altas, os poupadores ganham um retorno maior em seus investimentos. Estou procurando um cartão de crédito com as menores taxas de juros. |
| keen interest n | (passionate curiosity) | vivo interesse loc sm |
| | She takes a keen interest in the doings of her grandchildren - she has them visit her regularly, and is always asking about them. |
| lack of interest n | (apathy, disinterest) | falta de interesse loc sf |
| | The course was cancelled due to a lack of interest. |
| lively interest n | (keenness, passion) (entusiasmo) | vívido interesse loc sm |
| | | paixão sf |
| | Despite his depression, he still maintained a lively interest in word games. |
| lose interest vtr + n | (become apathetic) | perder o interesse expres v |
| | I'm not bothered who wins the World Cup; I've lost interest since France went out. |
| lose interest in [sth/sb] v expr | (become apathetic about) | perder o interesse expres v |
| | I've lost interest in politics; I really don't care who wins or loses. |
| lose interest in [sth] v expr | (no longer like, enjoy) | perder o interesse expres v |
| | After I nearly drowned, I lost interest in swimming. |
| | Timmy lost interest in the toy after taking it away from his baby sister. |
| love interest n | (romantic role in story) | papel romântico sm + adj |
| | The actor plays the love interest in the film. |
| of interest expr | (interesting) (interessante) | de interesse loc adj |
| | I'm sending you a link to a website that I think you'll find of interest. |
| of interest to [sb] expr | (interesting to) | de interesse loc adj |
| | Simon's mother highlighted the passage in the newspaper article that she thought would be of interest to him. |
| person of interest n | (wanted for by police) | suspeito sm |
| point of interest n | (landmark, interesting place) (ponto de referência, lugar interessante) | ponto interessante loc sm |
| | There are many points of interest along the highway, especially for lovers of history and geology. |
| public interest n | (public's well-being) | interesse público sm |
| | | utilidade pública sf |
| self-interest n | (concern only for yourself) | egoísmo sm |
| | | interesse próprio sm + adj |
| | Don't try to tell me that you were acting out of anything besides self-interest. |
short position,
short interest,
short account n | (finance) (finanças) | venda a descoberto expres |
| | (finanças) | posição vendida expres |
| simple interest n | (sum payable on an investment) (quantia paga em um investimento) | juro simples sm |
| spark interest v expr | (prompt curiosity or enthusiasm) (mostrar curiosidade ou entusiasmo) | mostrar interesse expres v |
| | | demonstrar interesse expres v |
| | | interessar-se por expres v |
| | A video clip that went viral recently has sparked interest in American Sign Language. |
special interest,
special-interest adj | (group: lobbying for a specific cause) | de interesse especial loc adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Many people think the special interest groups buy candidates in U.S. elections. |
| | The Senator did his best to avoid the special-interest groups. |
| special-interest group n | (team that lobbies for a cause) (figurado, política) | grupos de interesse loc sm pl |
| | | grupos de pressão loc sm pl |
| | All these special interest groups are making our job much harder. |
take an interest,
show an interest v expr | (show curiosity or concern) | mostrar interesse loc v |
| | | demonstrar interesse loc v |
| | When it comes to football I find it really hard to take an interest. |
take an interest in [sth/sb],
show an interest in [sth/sb] v expr | (show curiosity or concern) | demonstrar interesse em loc v |
| | | interessar-se por vp + prep |
| | My mother never took any interest in my hobbies. |
| take an interest in [sth] v expr | (get involved, participate in) | interesse sm |
| | | participação sf |
| | Helena always takes an interest in the village fair. |
| vested interest n | (personal stake in an arrangement) (risco pessoal em acordos) | interesse particular sm |
| vested interest n | (law: unconditional right to an asset) (direito: direito incondicional a um bem) | interesse constituído |
| with interest adv | (plus money owed) | com juros loc adv |
| | You can pay in monthly instalments with interest. |
| with interest adv | (showing fascination) | com interesse loc adv |
| | I have been following the news about the scandal with interest. |