recollection

recollection
noun
Erinnerung, die

have a/no recollection of something — sich an etwas (Akk.) erinnern/nicht erinnern können

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[-ʃən]
noun
1) (the act or power of recollecting.) die Erinnerung
2) (something that is remembered: My book is called `Recollections of Childhood'.) die Erinnerung
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rec·ol·lec·tion
[ˌrekəˈlekʃən, AM -əˈ-]
n
1. (memory) Erinnerung f
to have no \recollection of sth sich akk an etw akk nicht erinnern können
I have no \recollection of having requested this catalogue ich kann mich nicht daran erinnern, diesen Katalog bestellt zu haben
2. no pl (ability to remember)
power of \recollection Erinnerungsvermögen nt
to the best of my \recollection I have never seen her before soweit ich mich erinnern kann, habe ich sie nie zuvor gesehen
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["rekə'lekSən]
n
(= memory) Erinnerung f (of an +acc)

to the best of my recollection — soweit ich mich erinnern kann

his recollection of it is vague — er erinnert sich nur vage daran

I have some/no recollection of it — ich kann mich schwach/nicht daran erinnern

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recollection [ˌrekəˈlekʃn] s
1. Erinnerung(svermögen) f(n), Gedächtnis n:
it is in my recollection that … ich erinnere mich, dass …;
it is within my recollection es ist mir in Erinnerung oder erinnerlich;
have no recollection of sich nicht erinnern können an (akk);
the best of my recollection soweit ich mich erinnern kann
2. Erinnerung f (of an akk):
bring recollections to sb’s mind bei jemandem Erinnerungen wachrufen
3. besonders REL (innere) Sammlung
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noun
Erinnerung, die

have a/no recollection of something — sich an etwas (Akk.) erinnern/nicht erinnern können

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n.
Erinnerung f.

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