lembrança

[lem-bˈɾɐ̃.sə]

nounfemininepl: lembranças

memory, remembrance, souvenir

1. A memory or recollection of a past event or person

I have a vivid memory of my childhood.

Tenho uma lembrança vívida da minha infância.

2. A souvenir or keepsake; a physical object that reminds one of something

She bought a souvenir from her trip to Brazil.

Ela comprou uma lembrança de sua viagem ao Brasil.

3. The act of remembering or recalling something

At the remembrance of those days, he felt sad.

À lembrança daqueles dias, ele se sentiu triste.

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General Portuguese/Brazilian

lembrança

Standard usage in both Portugal and Brazil

Brazil

lembranças

Often used in plural when referring to souvenirs or gifts

Portugal

recordação

More commonly used as synonym for memory in Portugal

à lembrança de (in remembrance of)

trazer à lembrança (to bring to mind)

vir à lembrança (to come to mind)

perder a lembrança (to forget)

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