interessante

See also: intéressante

Danish

Adjective

interessante

1. definite singular of interessant
2. plural of interessant

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

interessante

1. inflection of interessant:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Interlingua

Adjective

interessante

1. interesting

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in.te.resˈsan.te/

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• Rhymes: -ante
• Hyphenation: in‧te‧res‧sàn‧te

Adjective

interessante (plural interessanti, superlative interessantissimo)

1. interesting

Derived terms

• in stato interessante

Participle

interessante (plural interessanti)

1. present participle of interessare

Anagrams

• annesteresti, innastereste, reinnestaste

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

interessante

1. definite singular of interessant
2. plural of interessant

Portuguese

Etymology

From Spanish interesante. By surface analysis, interessar (“to interest”) +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.te.ɾeˈsɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.te.ɾeˈsɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.te.ɾeˈsɐ̃.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.tɨ.ɾɨˈsɐ̃.tɨ/, (with ellision) /ĩ.tɾɨˈsɐ̃.tɨ/, /ẽ.tɨ.ɾɨˈsɐ̃.tɨ/, (with ellision) /ẽ.tɾɨˈsɐ̃.tɨ/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃tɨ, -ɐ̃tʃi
• Hyphenation: in‧te‧res‧san‧te

Adjective

interessante m or f (plural interessantes, comparable, comparative mais interessante, superlative o mais interessante or interessantíssimo)

1. interesting (arousing or holding someone’s interest)

   Antonym: desinteressante

   1. entertaining; amusing

      Esse filme não é lá muito interessante.

      This film is not that interesting.

      Synonyms: (Portugal, colloquial) fixe, (Brazil, colloquial) legal

      Antonyms: chato, sem graça, enfadonho

   2. worthy of consideration; in one’s interest

      É uma oferta interessante, mas eu estou sem dinheiro.

      It is an interesting offer, but I’m out of money.

   3. unique, strange or unexpected; curious

      Ouvi um boato interessante sobre o senhor.

      I’ve heard a curious rumour about you.

      Synonym: curioso

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:interessante.

Noun

interessante m (uncountable)

1. the interesting aspects of something

   O interessante desse jogo é que você pode usar asas para voar.

   The interesting thing about this game is that you can use wings to fly.