recordar-se

[ʁe.koɾ.ˈdaɾ.sə]

verb

to remember, to recall

1. to remember or recall something from memory; to bring back to mind

I remember going to that beach as a child.

Recordo-me de ir àquela praia quando era criança.

2. to recollect; to have a memory of

Do you remember what happened that day?

Você se recorda do que aconteceu naquele dia?

3. to remind oneself of something

I need to remember to call my mother.

Preciso me recordar de ligar para minha mãe.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

lembrar-se

more commonly used than recordar-se in everyday speech

Portugal

recordar-se

equally used alongside lembrar-se in standard Portuguese

São Paulo

lembrar-se

preferred in colloquial usage

recordar-se de cor e salteado - to remember by heart, thoroughly

recordar-se vagamente - to vaguely recall

recordar-se com saudade - to remember fondly or with longing

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