interest

1. (uncountable, usually)The price paid for obtaining, or price received for providing, money or goods in a credit transaction, calculated as a fraction of the amount or value of what was borrowed.

   Our bank offers borrowers an annual interest of 5%.

   Zinsen

   проце́нтprocént

   відсо́токvidsótok, проце́нтprocént

   a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed

2. (uncountable, usually)Any excess over and above an exact equivalent

3. (uncountable, usually)A great attention and concern from someone or something; intellectual curiosity.

   He has a lot of interest in vintage cars.

   I have a lot of interest in doing online coding.

   Interesse

   интере́сinterés

   ціка́вістьcikávistʹ, інтере́сinterés

   a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

4. (uncountable, usually)Attention that is given to or received from someone or something.

   интере́сinterés

   інтере́сinterés, заціка́вленістьzacikávlenistʹ, заціка́вленняzacikávlennja

5. (in the plural, often, uncountable, usually)Advantage, welfare, or something that serves it.

6. (countable, usually)An involvement, claim, right, share, stake in or link with a financial, business, or other undertaking or endeavor.

   When scientists and doctors write articles and when politicians run for office, they are required in many countries to declare any existing conflicts of interest (competing interests).

   I have business interests in South Africa.

   интере́сinterés

   інтере́сinterés

   (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something

7. (countable, usually)Something which, or someone whom, one is interested in.

   Lexicography is one of my interests.

   Victorian furniture is an interest of mine.

8. (uncountable, usually)Condition or quality of exciting concern or being of importance.

9. (in the plural, often, uncountable, usually)The persons and companies interested in any particular business or measure, taken collectively.

   the iron interest; the cotton interest

10. (attributive, historical, uncountable, usually)A genre of factual short films, generally more amusing than informative, especially those not covered by a more specific genre label.

11. (obsolete, rare, uncountable, usually)Injury, or compensation for injury; damages.

1. Are you interested in foreign languages?

   Ви цікавитеся іноземними мовами? — deniko

   ruВы интересуетесь иностранными языками? — Hellerick

   deInteressierst du dich für Fremdsprachen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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2. Everybody was interested in the story.

   Всі були зацікавлені цією історією. — deniko

   ruВсе были заинтересованы этой историей. — sharptoothed

   deJeden interessierte die Geschichte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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3. I found the book very interesting.

   Ця книжка здалася мені дуже цікавою. — rozmaita

   ruЯ нашёл эту книгу очень интересной. — Lenin_1917

   deIch fand das Buch sehr interessant. — derjogi

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4. This is a very interesting book.

   Це дуже цікава книжка. — JeNNeR

   ruЭто очень интересная книга. — Ickander

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5. I found this film very interesting.

   Цей фільм мені здався дуже цікавим. — deniko

   ruЭтот фильм показался мне очень интересным. — loins

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