memory

memory
memory [ˈmemərɪ]
1. noun
   a. ( = faculty) mémoire f
• to have a good memory avoir (une) bonne mémoire
• to have a memory for faces avoir la mémoire des visages
• to quote from memory citer de mémoire
• to have a long memory ne pas oublier facilement
• to commit to memory [+ poem] apprendre par cœur ; [+ facts, figures] mémoriser
• loss of memory perte f de mémoire
• back-up memory [of computer] mémoire f auxiliaire
   b. ( = recollection) souvenir m
• childhood memories souvenirs mpl d'enfance
• he had happy memories of his father il avait de bons souvenirs de son père
• to keep sb's memory alive entretenir la mémoire de qn
• in memory of à la mémoire de
2. compounds
► memory bank noun banque f de données
► memory capacity noun mémoire f
► memory card noun (for digital camera) carte f mémoire
► memory chip noun puce f mémoire
► memory lane noun
• it was a trip down memory lane c'était un pèlerinage sur les lieux du passé ► memory stick noun (for camera) carte f mémoire ; ( = USB flash drive) clé f USB
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['memərɪ]
noun
1) (faculty) mémoire f

to have a good memory — avoir bonne mémoire

to have a bad memory — ne pas avoir de mémoire

from memory — de mémoire

to have a good memory for faces — être physionomiste

if my memory serves me right — si je me souviens bien

to have a long memory — être rancunier/-ière

2) (recollection) (souvent pl) souvenir m
3) (period of time)

in living ou recent memory — de mémoire d'homme

4) (posthumous fame) souvenir m

their memory lives on — leur souvenir est toujours vivant

to keep somebody's memory alive — maintenir le souvenir de quelqu'un en vie

5) (commemoration)

in (loving) memory of — à la mémoire de

6) Computing mémoire f
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to take a trip down memory lane — se pencher sur ses souvenirs


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