recollection

[/ˌrekəˈlɛkʃən/]

nounfemininepl: recollections / recordações

recordação

1. The action or faculty of remembering something; a memory or thing remembered

I have a vague recollection of that event from childhood.

Tenho uma recordação vaga daquele evento da infância.

2. The ability to recall or remember past events

To the best of my recollection, the meeting was scheduled for Tuesday.

Pelo melhor da minha recordação, a reunião foi marcada para terça-feira.

3. A thing remembered; a memory

Childhood recollections often become clearer with time.

As recordações da infância frequentemente ficam mais claras com o tempo.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

recordação

most common usage

Rio de Janeiro

recordação / lembranças

both terms used interchangeably

São Paulo

recordação

standard usage

Portugal

recordação / lembrança

lembrança also commonly used

to the best of one's recollection

have a recollection of something

fond recollection

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