good at remembering faces

c'est un bon physionomiste — ( doué de mémoire) he has a good memory for faces; ( qui sait juger) he's a good judge of faces

el accidente se le había borrado o ido de la memoria — he had forgotten about the accident, he had erased the accident from his memory

• de memoria — [aprender, saber] by heart; [hablar, recitar, tocar] from memory

• si no me falla la memoria — if my memory serves me right, if I remember right(ly) o correctly

• falta de memoria — [permanente] poor memory, forgetfulness; [repentina] lapse of memory

• hacer memoria — to try to remember

• perder la memoria — to lose one's memory

• pérdida de memoria — loss of memory

• refrescar la memoria a algn — to refresh sb's memory, jog sb's memory

• tener buena/mala/poca memoria — to have a good/bad/poor memory

• traer algo a la memoria — to bring sth back

una canción que trae momentos pasados a la memoria — a song that brings back the past o reminds you of the past

• venir a la memoria, ¡en este sitio me vienen tantos recuerdos a la memoria! — this place brings back so many memories!

fue un discurso digno de memoria — it was a speech worth remembering o a highly memorable speech

• a la o en memoria de algn — [acto, monumento] in memory of sb

un homenaje a la memoria de las víctimas de la guerra — a tribute to the memory of o in memory of war victims

• haber o quedar memoria de algo, la peor tormenta de la que hay memoria — the worst storm in living memory

el único suceso del que me queda memoria — the only event I remember o of which I have any memory

• dar memorias a algn — to send o give one's regards to sb

tener mucha or buena/poca or mala memoria (para algo) — to have a good/poor o bad memory (for something)

si la memoria no me falla or engaña — if my memory serves me right

hacer memoria: trata de hacer memoria try to remember; seguro que te acuerdas, haz memoria of course you can remember, think hard; refrescarle la memoria a alguien to refresh o jog somebody's memory; tener una memoria de elefante — to have an incredible memory

a la or en memoria de alguien — in memory of somebody

un monumento a la or en memoria de los caídos — a memorial to those killed

tener mucha or buena/poca or mala memoria (para algo) — to have a good/poor o bad memory (for something)

si la memoria no me falla or engaña — if my memory serves me right

hacer memoria: trata de hacer memoria try to remember; seguro que te acuerdas, haz memoria of course you can remember, think hard; refrescarle la memoria a alguien to refresh o jog somebody's memory; tener una memoria de elefante — to have an incredible memory

a la or en memoria de alguien — in memory of somebody

un monumento a la or en memoria de los caídos — a memorial to those killed

Ex: Libraries are the repositories of the records produced and they have been aptly described as standing in the same relationship to society as does the memory to the individual.

Ex: The report introduced a range of ideas which have influenced subsequent code construction.

etw aus dem Gedächtnis hersagen — to recite sth from memory

das ist seinem Gedächtnis entfallen — it went out of his mind

jdm im Gedächtnis bleiben — to stick in sb's mind

im Gedächtnis bleiben — to be remembered

etw im Gedächtnis behalten — to remember sth

etw ins Gedächtnis zurückrufen — to recall sth, to call sth to mind

wenn mich mein Gedächtnis nicht trügt — if my memory serves me right

sein — to be still fresh in sb's mind

zum Gedächtnis der or an die Toten — in memory or remembrance of the dead

sich (Dat.) etwas ins Gedächtnis [zurück]rufen — recall something

ein Gedächtnis wie ein Sieb — (ugs.) a memory like a sieve (coll.)

zum Gedächtnis an jemanden — in memory or remembrance of somebody

sich (Dat.) etwas ins Gedächtnis [zurück]rufen — recall something

ein Gedächtnis wie ein Sieb — (ugs.) a memory like a sieve (coll.)

zum Gedächtnis an jemanden — in memory or remembrance of somebody

have a good/poor memory for faces — ein gutes/schlechtes Personengedächtnis haben

have a vague memory of something — sich nur ungenau an etwas (Akk.) erinnern

it slipped or escaped my memory — es ist mir entfallen

from memory — aus dem Gedächtnis od. Kopf

in memory of — zur Erinnerung an (+ Akk.); attrib.

a trip down memory lane — eine Reise in die Vergangenheit

to commit sth to memory — sich (dat) etw einprägen; poem etw auswendig lernen

he had happy memories of his father — er verband angenehme Erinnerungen mit seinem Vater

in memory of — zur Erinnerung or zum Gedenken (form) an (+acc)

have a vague memory of something — sich nur ungenau an etwas (Akk.) erinnern

it slipped or escaped my memory — es ist mir entfallen

from memory — aus dem Gedächtnis od. Kopf

in memory of — zur Erinnerung an (+ Akk.); attrib.

I can't remember if o whether I locked the door — no recuerdo si cerré la puerta con llave

to remember -ING: she remembers leaving her watch on the table se acuerda de or recuerda haber dejado el reloj encima de la mesa; to remember somebody/something -ING: I remember him saying something about a meeting me acuerdo de or recuerdo que dijo algo de una reunión; she remembers the car coming toward her — se acuerda de or recuerda cuando el coche se le vino encima

I'll remember you if anything comes up — te tendré presente or me acordaré de ti si surge algo

to remember somebody TO somebody: remember me to your mother dale recuerdos or saludos a tu madre (de mi parte); Peter asked to be remembered (to you) — Peter te manda recuerdos or saludos

if I remember correctly o right(ly) — si mal no recuerdo

try to remember! — haz memoria!

I remember seeing it, I remember having seen it — me acuerdo de or recuerdo haberlo visto, me acuerdo de or recuerdo que lo vi

I don't remember what he looks like — no me acuerdo de or no recuerdo cómo es

• I remember him as tall and slim — lo recuerdo alto y delgado

• give me something to remember you by — dame algún recuerdo tuyo

so I gave him sth to remember me by — (fig) así que le di algo para que no me olvidara or para que se acordara de mí

• she will be remembered for her wonderful sense of humour — se la recordará por su maravilloso sentido del humor

• it was a night to remember — fue una noche memorable or inolvidable

remember that he carries a gun — recuerda or ten presente que lleva una pistola

• that's worth remembering — eso merece la pena recordarlo

have you remembered your passport? — ¿te has acordado del pasaporte or de traer el pasaporte?

remember what happened before — no te olvides or acuérdate de lo que pasó antes

• she asks to be remembered to you all — manda recuerdos a todos

I don't or can't remember — no me acuerdo, no recuerdo

• as I remember, you said you would pay — que yo recuerde or si mal no recuerdo, tú dijiste que pagarías

• as far as I (can) remember — que yo recuerde

• as far back as or for as long as I can remember — desde siempre

• if I remember right(ly) — si mal no recuerdo, si la memoria no me falla

I'll try to remember — intentaré acordarme, intentaré no olvidarme or que no se me olvide

I can't remember if o whether I locked the door — no recuerdo si cerré la puerta con llave

to remember -ING: she remembers leaving her watch on the table se acuerda de or recuerda haber dejado el reloj encima de la mesa; to remember somebody/something -ING: I remember him saying something about a meeting me acuerdo de or recuerdo que dijo algo de una reunión; she remembers the car coming toward her — se acuerda de or recuerda cuando el coche se le vino encima

I'll remember you if anything comes up — te tendré presente or me acordaré de ti si surge algo

to remember somebody TO somebody: remember me to your mother dale recuerdos or saludos a tu madre (de mi parte); Peter asked to be remembered (to you) — Peter te manda recuerdos or saludos

if I remember correctly o right(ly) — si mal no recuerdo

try to remember! — haz memoria!