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memória

[mə'mɔriə]
nounfemininepl: memórias
memory
1. The faculty by which the mind stores and recalls information
She has an excellent memory for names.
Ela tem uma excelente memória para nomes.
2. Something remembered or recollected from the past
These are cherished memories from childhood.
Estas são memórias queridas da infância.
3. The storage capacity of a computer or electronic device
The computer has 16GB of memory.
O computador tem 16GB de memória.
4. A written account or biography; often used in plural form
He published his memoirs last year.
Ele publicou suas memórias no ano passado.
Synonyms
lembrançarecordaçãoreminiscência
Antonyms
esquecimentoamnésia

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
memória
Standard usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
memória
No significant regional variation
São Paulo
memória
No significant regional variation
Portugal
memória
Identical usage; commonly used for computing context as well

Related Idioms & Phrases

de memória - from memory, by heart
perder a memória - to lose one's memory
ter memória de elefante - to have an elephant's memory (excellent memory)
em memória de - in memory of
fazer memória - to try to remember
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