| Traduções principais |
| memory n | (mental retention) (faculdade de reter idéias, conhecimentos, etc.) | memória sf |
| | If my memory is correct, he was once a candidate for mayor. |
| | Se não me falha a memória, ele foi candidato a prefeito uma vez. |
| memory n | (recall) | memória sf |
| | I have a terrible memory for people's names. |
| | Tenho uma memória terrível para nomes de pessoas. |
| memory n | often plural (specific recollection) | lembrança sf |
| | | memória sf |
| | Do you have any memories of when you were in high school, Grandma? |
| | Você tem alguma lembrança de quando estava no ensino médio, vovó? |
| memory n | (remembrance of a dead person) | lembrança sf |
| | | memória sf |
| | Her memory lives with us still. |
| | Nós ainda vivemos com a lembrança dela. |
| memory n | (computers: data storage) (de computador) | memória sf |
| | My new computer has 2 GB of memory. |
| | Meu novo computador tem 2 GB de memória. |
Formas compostas:
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| built-in memory n | (integral data storage capacity) | memória embutida sf |
| collective memory n | (society's shared memory) | memória coletiva sf |
| | The tragedy and its aftermath will forever be engraved in our country's collective memory. |
| commit [sth] to memory v expr | (memorize) | memorizar vt |
| | Spies commit their orders to memory instead of carrying them on paper. |
dedicated to [sb]'s memory,
dedicated to the memory of [sb] expr | (in tribute) | dedicado à memória de expres |
| | After Samantha died, her parents created a scholarship fund dedicated to their daughter's memory. |
| flash memory n | (computers: reprogrammable memory) | memória flash loc sf |
| free memory n | (computing: storage capacity left) (computação) | memória livre sf |
| | My husband's computer has gotten really slow because it is running out of free memory. |
| from memory adv | (by heart, without prompts) (de memória) | de cor loc adv |
| | In primary school I was forced to recite long poems from memory. |
| good memory n | (excellent powers of recall) | boa memória sf |
| | I have a good memory for names but not for faces. |
if memory serves,
if my memory serves,
if my memory serves me expr | (if I remember rightly) | se a memória não me falha expres v |
| in living memory adv | (as far back as people remember) | de que se tem lembrança loc adv |
| | | de que se tem memória loc adv |
| | This was the worst snowstorm in living memory. |
| | Esta foi a pior tempestade de neve de que se tem lembrança. |
in loving memory,
in loving memory of [sb] expr | (in commemoration of [sb]) | em memória de expres |
| | This bench was constructed in loving memory of Harry's grandfather. The gravestone read: "In loving memory of a dear husband and father." |
| in memory of expr | (to commemorate) | em memória de expres |
| | A statue has been erected in memory of the victims. |
| long-term memory n | (permanent recall of facts) | memória de longo prazo sf |
| | My long-term memory is fine, but I have no idea what I did this morning. |
| loss of memory n | (amnesia caused by trauma, etc.) (amnésia) | perda da memória sf |
| | The blow he suffered in the accident has caused a complete loss of memory. |
| | Loss of memory can be temporary or permanent. |
| loss of memory n | (diminished ability to recall) (capacidade de lembrar reduzida) | perda da memória sf |
| memory lane n | (nostalgia) | recordações sfpl |
| | Mark's frequent visits to memory lane were beginning to annoy Paige. |
| | As visitas frequentes de Mark às recordações estavam começando a incomodar Paige. |
Memory Stick,
memory stick n | ® (computing: flashcard, dongle) | pen-drive sm |
| | | cartão de memória sm |
| Nota: As a registered trademark, “Memory Stick” should be capitalized, but it is usually not capitalized in informal communication. |
| | I use a memory stick to back up my files. I copied my photos onto my memory stick so that I can show them to my friends on their laptops. |
| photographic memory n | (total recall) | memória fotográfica sf + adj |
| | His photographic memory allows him to remember all the faces of his old schoolmates. |
| random access memory n | (computing: storage space) (computação: espaço de armazenamento) | memória de acesso aleatório sf |
| | | memória RAM sf |
| | (sigla) | RAM sf |
| | My first computer only had 16 kilobytes, but nowadays personal computers have 1 gigabyte or more of random access memory. |
| repressed memory n | ([sth] no longer consciously recalled) | memória reprimida sf |
| | The sight of the cottage brought back a repressed memory. |
| rote memory n | (memorization by repetition) | memorização sf |
| | (informal) | decoreba sf |
| | I learned multiplication tables by rote memory. |
| screen memory n | (psychology: form of repression) (psicologia: forma de repressão) | lembrança-tapagem sf |
| | | recordação da primeira infância sf |
| | What he recalled was only a screen memory and not the real source of his childhood trauma. |
| short memory n | (tendency to forget quickly) (tendência a se esquecer rapidamente) | memória curta sf |
| | I have a very short memory for people's names. |
| short memory n | (short-term recall) | memória curta sf |
| short-term memory n | (capacity for recall over a brief period) (capacidade de lembrar após um breve período) | memória de curto prazo sf |
| | His short-term memory began to fail when he reached 80 years of age. |
| total memory n | (technology: storage capacity) (tecnologia: capacidade de armazenamento) | memória total loc sf |
| | The computer has 250GB of total memory on the hard drive. |
| vague memory n | ([sth] remembered indistinctly) (algo lembrado de forma indistinta) | vaga lembrança sf |
| | | vaga memória sf |
| | I have a vague memory of doing something stupid last night. |
| working memory n | (temporary or short-term recall) (memória temporária) | memória de trabalho sf |
| | | memória operacional sf |
| | | memória de curto prazo sf |