interest
noun
1 noun desire to knowsuim fem2 spéis fem2 to lose interest in sth suim a chailleadh i rud, spéis a chailleadh i rudhe held their interest during the class choinnigh sé a n-aird air i rith an rangathe story attracted public interest tharraing an scéal aird an phobailthey have no interest in politics níl spéis ar bith acu sa pholaitíocht, níl aon suim acu i gcúrsaí polaitíochta, ní spéis leo cúrsaí polaitíochtashe showed an interest in it léirigh sí spéis annthey take great interest in education cuireann siad spéis as cuimse san oideachas, cuireann siad an-suim go deo i gcúrsaí oideachaishe has no interest in going there níl aon spéis aige dul annI read the article with interest chuir mé an-suim san alt, thug mé an-suntas don alt 2 noun interesting qualityábhar suime díol spéise the building is of historical interest is díol spéise é an foirgneamh ó thaobh na staire de, tá tábhacht leis an bhfoirgneamh ó thaobh na staire deit's a tale full of interest is scéal thar a bheith suimiúil é, is ríspéisiúil an scéal éthis may be of interest to readers b'fhéidir go gcuirfidh léitheoirí spéis ann seo, tharlódh go mba spéis le léitheoirí é seoit's of no interest to them níl puinn suime acu ann, níl spéis dá laghad acu ann, níl suim ar bith acu annit holds little interest for me is beag mo spéis annthe square is of no interest níl aon tábhacht leis an gcearnógTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun hobbycaitheamh aimsire they share the same interests tá an caitheamh aimsire céanna acu, tá suim acu sna rudaí céannareading is my main interest is í an léitheoireacht an caitheamh aimsire is mó atá agam, an léitheoireacht an rud is mó a bhfuil suim agam ann, sa léitheoireacht is mó atá spéis agam 4 noun FIN from investment or loanús masc1 you'll have to pay interest on that loan beidh ort ús a íoc ar an iasacht sinhe paid the money back with interest d'íoc sé an t-airgead ar ais agus ús ina theannta 5 noun benefit, advantageleas masc3 it's in your own interests is chun do leasa féin é, is ar mhaithe leat féin éit's in the best interests of the children is chun leas na bpáistí é, is ar mhaithe leis na páistí éshe has their best interests at heart is ar mhaithe leo atá síshe did it in the public interest rinne sí é ar son leas an phobail 6 noun connection to sthleas masc3 financial interest leas airgeadaishe declared an interest in the development d'fhógair sé go raibh leas aige san fhorbairtthe state has an interest in supporting education is chun leas an stáit é tacú leis an oideachas 7 noun LAW stakeleas masc3 he has a minority interest in the company tá leas mionlaigh aige sa chomhlacht 8 noun group of businesses etclucht leasa banking interests lucht baincéireachta
verb
9 verb be interesting to sb TRANSITIVEschool doesn't interest him níl aon suim aige sa scoil, ní spéis leis an scoil, ní fear mór scoile éit may interest you to listen to the programme b'fhéidir go mbeadh spéis agat éisteacht leis an gclár 10 verb make sb interested, motivate TRANSITIVEmeall verb it's difficult to interest them in eating vegetables is deacair iad a mhealladh le glasraí a ithehe was trying to interest her in buying the ring bhí sé ag iarraidh í a mhealladh leis an bhfáinne a cheannach