interested

interested
adjective
1) (taking or showing interest) interessiert

be interested in music/football/somebody — sich für Musik/Fußball/jemanden interessieren

be interested in doing something — sich dafür interessieren, etwas zu tun

he is interested in buying a car — er würde gern ein Auto kaufen

not interested in his work — nicht an seiner Arbeit interessiert

2) (not impartial) voreingenommen
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adjective
1) ((often with in) showing attention or having curiosity: He's not interested in politics; Don't tell me any more - I'm not interested; I'll be interested to see what happens next week.) interessiert
2) ((often with in) willing, or wanting, to do, buy etc: Are you interested in (buying) a second-hand car?) interessiert
3) (personally involved in a particular business, project etc and therefore likely to be anxious about decisions made regarding it: You must consult the other interested parties (= the other people involved).) beteiligt
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in·ter·est·ed
[ˈɪntrəstɪd, AM -trɪst-]
adj
1. (concerned) interessiert
I'm going for a drink, are you \interested? ich geh noch was trinken — hättest du auch Lust?
I'm selling my stereo, are you \interested? ich möchte meine Anlage verkaufen, hätten Sie Interesse?
I'd be \interested to know more about it ich würde gerne mehr darüber erfahren
are you \interested in a game of tennis? hast du Lust, mit mir Tennis zu spielen?
sorry, I'm not \interested tut mir leid, kein Interesse
to be \interested in sth/sb sich akk für etw/jdn interessieren
to be \interested in doing sth daran interessiert sein, etw zu tun
to get sb \interested in sth jdn für etw akk interessieren
2. (involved) beteiligt
she was an \interested party in the matter sie war in der Sache befangen
\interested witness befangener Zeuge/befangene Zeugin
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['IntrIstɪd]
adj
1) interessiert (in an +dat)

I'm not interested —

... and I'm not even interested either — ... und es interessiert mich auch gar nicht

to be interested in sb/sth — sich für jdn/etw interessieren, an jdm/etw interessiert sein

would you be interested in a game of cards? — hätten Sie Interesse, Karten zu spielen?

I'm going to the cinema, are you interested (in coming)? — ich gehe ins Kino, haben Sie Interesse daran or Lust mitzukommen?

I'm selling my car, are you interested? — ich verkaufe meinen Wagen, sind Sie interessiert?

the company is interested in expanding its sales — die Firma hat Interesse daran or ist daran interessiert, ihren Absatz zu vergrößern

I'd be interested to know how ... — es würde mich ja schon interessieren, wie ...

she was interested to see what he would do — sie war gespannt, was er wohl tun würde

I was interested to hear that — es interessierte mich, das zu hören

to get sb interested (in sth) — jdn (für etw) interessieren

2) (= having personal or financial interest) befangen; (= involved) beteiligt

he is an interested party — er ist befangen, er ist daran beteiligt

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interested adj
1. interessiert (in an dat):
be interested in sth sich für etwas interessieren;
I was interested to know es interessierte mich zu wissen
2. besonders WIRTSCH beteiligt (in an dat, bei):
the parties interested
a) die Beteiligten,
b) die Interessenten
3. voreingenommen, befangen (Zeuge etc)
4. eigennützig
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adjective
1) (taking or showing interest) interessiert

be interested in music/football/somebody — sich für Musik/Fußball/jemanden interessieren

be interested in doing something — sich dafür interessieren, etwas zu tun

he is interested in buying a car — er würde gern ein Auto kaufen

not interested in his work — nicht an seiner Arbeit interessiert

2) (not impartial) voreingenommen
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adj.
interessiert adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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