poor memory

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.

or eine schwache Leistung (inf) — that's a poor show (inf)

auf schwachen Beinen or Füßen stehen (fig) — to be on shaky ground; (Theorie) to be shaky

mir wird schwach (lit) — I feel faint; (fig inf) it makes me sick (inf)

schwächer werden — to grow weaker, to weaken; (Augen) to fail, to grow worse; (Stimme) to grow fainter; (Licht) to (grow) dim; (Ton) to fade; (Nachfrage) to fall off, to slacken

der Schwächere — the weaker (person); (gegenüber Gegner) the underdog

schwach aktiv (Atommüll etc) — low-level

schwach bewegt (Meer) — gently rolling

schwach werden — grow weak; (fig.): (schwanken) weaken; waver; (nachgeben) give in

das ist aber ein schwaches Bild! — (fig. ugs.) that's a poor show (coll.)

schwach werden — grow weak; (fig.): (schwanken) weaken; waver; (nachgeben) give in

das ist aber ein schwaches Bild! — (fig. ugs.) that's a poor show (coll.)

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

sta poco bene — he's not very well

è poco più alta di lui — she's a little o slightly taller than him

è poco probabile — it's not very likely

è poco socievole — he's not very sociable

il film dura poco — the film doesn't last long

poco fa — a short while o time ago

fra poco — in a little while

manca poco alla fine — it's almost o nearly finished, it's more or less finished

poco prima — shortly before

ci vediamo poco — we hardly ever see each other

è un po' corto — it's a little o a bit short

sono un po' stanco — I'm a bit tired

zoppica un po' — he limps a bit, he has a slight limp

arriverà fra un po' — he'll arrive shortly o in a little while

un po' prima del solito — a little earlier than usual

ha dormito un bel po' — he slept for quite a while

fammi un po' vedere — let me have a look

a dir poco — to say the least

eravamo in 30 a dir poco — there were at least 30 of us

è una cosa da poco — it's nothing, it's of no importance

una persona da poco — a worthless individual

ha vinto di poco — he only just won

poco male — never mind, it doesn't matter

per poco non cadevo — I almost o nearly fell

poco denaro — little o not much money

poco vino — little o not much wine

poche persone — few o not many people

poche idee — few o not many ideas

c'era poca gente — there were only a few people

è un tipo di poche parole — he's a man of few words

a poco prezzo — at a low price, cheap

con poca spesa — for a small outlay

ci vediamo fra poco — see you soon o shortly

l'ha comprato per poco — he bought it cheap

ne abbiamo ancora per poco — we'll only be a little longer

basta poco per farlo contento — it doesn't take much to make him happy

un po' di soldi — a little money

un po' di pane — a little bread

un po' di zucchero — a little sugar

un po' di silenzio! — let's have a bit of quiet!

ha un po' di mal di testa — he has a slight headache

ha un po' di influenza — she has a touch of flu

un bel po' di denaro — quite a lot of money, a tidy sum

facciamo un po' per uno — let's do a bit each

- chi visitatori — not many o few visitors

- chi hanno fiducia in lui — few o not many people trust him

ci sono rimasto poco — I didn't stay there (for) long o a long time

per poco non mi catturavano — I just o narrowly missed being captured

voglio un po' di tè — I want a little o some tea

un bel po' di tempo fa — a good o long while ago

poco male! — (non importa) no harm done! (tanto meglio) just as well!

è poco più alto di me — he is little o not much taller than me

ci ho pensato un (bel) po' — I've thought about it quite a bit; (in una certa quantità)

prendine ancora un po' — take some more; (leggermente)

l'arrosto è un po' bruciato — the roast is a bit o slightly burned; (abbastanza)

"parli tedesco?" - "un po'" — "do you speak German?" - "a little bit"; (con valore rafforzativo)

(ma) pensa, guarda un po'! — fancy that! (seguito da altro avverbio)

parla un po' più forte — speak little o a bit louder

sapere di poco — (essere insipido) to be tasteless; (essere poco interessante) to be dull

una poco di buono — a slut pop.

в память (рд.) — in memory (of), in commemoration (of)

подарить что-л. на память — give* smth. as a keepsake, или as a souvenir

♢ на чьей-л. памяти — within smb.'s recollection

быть без памяти ( без сознания) — be unconscious

быть без памяти от кого-л. разг. — be over head and ears in love with smb.; be crazy about smb.

на память ( наизусть) — by heart

по старой памяти — for old times' sake; ( по привычке) by force of habit

без па́мяти — 1) ( без сознания) unconscious [-nʃəs] 2) разг. (от; об увлечении, влюблённости) over head and ears in love (with); crazy (about)

в па́мять (рд.; о пр.) — in memory (of), in commemoration (of)

на па́мять — 1) ( наизусть) by heart 2) (о пр.) in memory (of), as a remembrance (of); to remember (d)

на чьей-л па́мяти — within smb's recollection

по ста́рой па́мяти — 1) ( в память о прошлом) for old times' sake 2) ( по привычке) by force of habit

прийти́ на па́мять кому́-л — come back to smb's memory, come to smb's mind

па́мять ЭВМ — memory, storage; банк данных database

в па́мять о ком-л — in sb's memory/remembrance, to commemorate sb

выпада́ть из па́мяти — to escape sb, to slip one's memory/mind

дари́ть на па́мять — to give sb sth as a keepsake

храни́ть что-л на па́мять о како́м-л собы́тии и т. п. — to keep sth as a memento of sth

la strada più corta (anche) fig — the quickest way

avere la vista corta (anche) fig — to be short-sighted

essere o rimanere a corto di qc — to be short of sth

avere la vista -a — to be short-sighted (anche fig.)

settimana -a — amm. five-day week

avere la memoria -a — to have a short o poor memory

essere corto di cervello — to be short of brains, to be a button short colloq.

a corto di — short of, hard up for [ denaro]; short on, pressed o pushed for [idee, argomenti]