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fail to recall
[/feɪl tu rɪˈkɔːl/]
verb phrase
não conseguir lembrar
1.
to be unable to remember or retrieve information from memory
I fail to recall where I left my keys yesterday.
Não consigo lembrar onde deixei minhas chaves ontem.
2.
to forget or have difficulty recollecting something
He failed to recall the details of the meeting.
Ele não conseguiu se lembrar dos detalhes da reunião.
Synonyms
forget
not remember
be unable to recollect
draw a blank
have no memory of
Antonyms
recall
remember
recollect
retain
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
não conseguir lembrar
most common usage in Brazil
São Paulo
não conseguir lembrar
standard usage
Rio de Janeiro
não lembrar
more colloquial variant
Portugal
não conseguir recordar
uses 'recordar' as primary term for recall
Related Idioms & Phrases
draw a blank
have a memory lapse
slip one's mind
escape one's memory
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