EXACT MATCHES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
interest1, s. 1 Com: a Páirt f. To have an interest in the profit, bheith páirteach sa bhrabús. He has a financial interest in it, tá airgead aige ann. b The shipping interest, lucht tráchta mara. The Republican interest, páirtí na Poblachta. The landed interest, na tiarnaí talún. 2 Leas m -a, buntáiste m. He is acting in his own interest, ar mhaithe leis féin atá sé ag obair. To promote s.o.'s interest, cuidiú le leas duine. 3 A: Creidiúint f -úna, fabhar m. 4 Spéis f, suim f. To take an interest in sth., spéis, suim, a chur i rud. He lost interest in it, d'éirigh sé neamhshuimiúil ann. 5 Biseach m, gaimbín m, ús m, fuilleamh m. Interest at 5%, cúig faoin gcéad de bhiseach, de ghaimbín. Shares that yield high interest, scaireanna a bhfuil biseach trom astu. F: (Of injury) I'll repay him with interest, tabharfaidh mise tomhas a láimhe agus tuilleadh dó; fágfadsa comaoin air.
interest2, v.tr. 1 Tugaim páirt do(s.o. in a business, dhuine i ngnó). 2 Músclaím spéis (duine). To interest s.o. in sth., a thabhairt ar dhuine spéis a chur i rud. To interest oneself in sth., spéis, suim, a chur i rud. He is interested in music, tá spéis i gceol aige.
PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
A woman is too interested in clothes, bíonn an iomarca spéise ag an mbean i gcúrsaí éadaí.
To add the interest to the capital, an gaimbín a chur leis an gcaipiteal.
Money that bears interest, airgead a dtagann gaimbín as. S.a. FRUIT1 1.
Interest-bearing capital, caipiteal a thugann ús.
He is blind to his own interests, ní léir dó a leas féin.
To borrow money at interest, airgead a thógáil ar gaimbín.
(Of capital, investment) To bring in interest, biseach, gaimbín, a shaothrú.
(Of money) It carries interest, tá gaimbín le fáil air.
Community of interests, comhleas m -a.
Compound interest, ús iolraithe.
Their interests conflict, tá siad ag teacht salach ar a chéile.
He consulted his own interests, is ar a leas féin a bhí sé ag cuimhneamh.
Com: Interest to date, an t-ús go nuige seo, go dtí seo.
It would be detrimental to my interests, níorbh fhearrde mé é.
High rate of interest, ráta trom úis.
To hurt s.o.'s interests, dochar a dhéanamh do dhuine ina chuid.
To injure s.o.'s interests, díobháil, aimhleas, duine a dhéanamh.
Interested party, páirtí leasmhar.
The interested parties, na daoine a bhfuil a leas i dtreis ann.
He acted from interested motives, ar mhaithe leis féin a d'oibrigh sé.
Interested parties, lucht éisteachta a raibh spéis acu sa scéal.
With an interested look, agus cuma air go raibh sé ag cur spéise sa chúrsa.
To invest a story with interest, scéal a dhéanamh spéisiúil.
He is keenly interested in it, tá ard-spéis aige ann.
To lend money at interest, airgead a chur amach ar ús, ar gaimbín.
He lit upon an interesting fact, tháinig sé ar phointe suimiúil.
He takes a lively interest in politics, tá an-suim ar fad aige sa pholaitíocht.
He looks after his own interests, féachann sé amach dá leas féin.
The story has lost in interest, ní hábhar suime an scéal níos mó.
He lost interest in his work, níor fhan aon suim aige ina chuid oibre.
A matter of minor interest, rud ar bheagán spéise.
The moneyed interest, lucht an tsaibhris; na rachmasaithe mpl.
He is neglectful of his interests, níl aird aige ar a leas féin.
Details of no interest, mionrudaí gan suim.
A matter of peculiar interest, cúrsa a bhfuil spéis ar leith le cur ann.
To excite s.o.'s interest to the highest pitch, suim duine a mhúscailt chomh mór is ab fhéidir.
Point of interest, cuid f suime.
Town possessed of many objects of interest, baile a mbeadh go leor ábhair suime ann.
To profess oneself to be interested in Irish, a chur i gcéill go bhfuil spéis sa Ghaeilge agat.
To put money out (to interest), airgead a chur ar ús.
It is quite interesting, tá sé spéisiúil go maith.
Rate of interest, ráta úis.
It runs against my interests, tá sé in aghaidh mo leasa.
He was actuated by self-interest, ag tarraingt uisce chun a mhuilinn féin a bhí sé.
To show an interest in sth., a thabhairt le fios go bhfuil spéis agat i rud.
Com: Simple interest, ús m simplí.
F: The interests at stake, an méid atá i ngeall air.
Those people who take an interest in these things, an mhuintir, na daoine sin, a chuireas spéis sna rudaí seo.
Unmindful of one's own interests, gan do leas féin a bheith ar d'aire.
Vested interests, (i) Jur: cearta dílsithe; (ii) F: leasa mpl bunaithe.