Translation of memory in Spanish:

memory

memoria, n.
Spanish
Latin American Spanish

Pronunciation /ˈmɛm(ə)ri//ˈmɛm(ə)ri/

noun

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- 1.1(faculty)
  memoria feminine
  to recite/play sth from memory — recitar/tocar algo de memoria
  to have a good/poor / bad memory — (for education) tener mucha/poca retentiva
  I've no memory for faces — no soy buen fisonomista
  loss of memory — pérdida de la memoria
  to have a memory like a sieve — tener la cabeza como un colador
2
- 2.1(recollection)
  recuerdo masculine
  to have a vague/vivid memory of sth/sb — tener un recuerdo vago/vívido de algo/algn
  she has fond/unhappy memories of her childhood — tiene gratos/malos recuerdos de su infancia
  I have no memory of it — no lo recuerdo
  his memory will live on — su recuerdo permanecerá vivo
  What happened during that week was just a bad memory in the past.
  The great cedars that were so much a part of the Quinault past are mostly a memory now.
  A dark memory from his past kept him from doing this, one he wouldn't share with anyone, not even his best friend.
  Sinead said all her past memories of the school came flooding back during her visit.
  And she would always whisper something of a past memory, perhaps a name, just before deep slumber.
  There was a younger version of him; it looked as if he was reliving a past memory.
  How we all love to reflect on past memories, a crazy trip to Barcelona and all that fun past we shared.
  She took the time to reflect upon her own past too and the memory she dug up wasn't a pleasant one.
  Eastbrook Hall is a very lively church, and the memory of past association with it is always most pleasant to folk who are now far away.
  And where there aren't flowers there are promises of flowers to come, or memories of flowers past.
  I will not be visiting the Glen again; just sticking to past happy memories.
  Most of the older people can only think back and sigh about memories of the past, their youth.
  Imagine groggily waking up in a strange house, surrounded by unfamiliar faces, with not a single memory of the past ten hours.
  His memories of the past and thoughts of the future took on a negative spin.
  She grimaced at the memory; the past always seemed to hurt her!
  I knew almost instantly that the dream had been a memory of a past life and seemed to be of some importance.
  I have no recollection of my past memories, except periodic flashbacks of my previous life.
  Litse sat up confused but the memory of the past eight days flew to the front of her mind.
  It's easier to bask in the memory of a glorious past than to confront some of the myths we continue to cherish in the present.
  It is true that memories and past experiences often have to be reassessed in the light of new situations.
- 2.2(remembrance)
  memoria feminine
  in memory of sb — a la memoria / en memoria de algn
  in memory of sth — en conmemoración de algo
  we do this in his memory — hacemos esto en memoria suya
  our dear mother of blessed memory — nuestra querida madre, que en gloria esté
  At the group's last meeting, sympathy was extended to his wife, Alice, and family and a minute's silence was observed in his memory.
  The cemetery is a sacred place that honours the memory of the beloved dead.
  A candlelit vigil took place in Huyton last night, one week after the alleged assault, to honour the dead teenager's memory.
  The memory of the dead is respected, by visitor and host alike.
  Teams want to help keep Joel's memory alive by continuing his work, and the response really has been something else.
  Mr Smith said he was pleased that his son's memory could be commemorated in a positive and constructive manner.
  Our challenge may be to honour Robert's memory by doing everything we can to restore those values.
  The memory of dead relatives and cancer survivors will be celebrated with a huge Christmas tree outside Safeways in Wimbledon town centre next month.
  It's no surprise, either, that so many prominent actors and musicians gathered to honour McGrath's memory by performing from his work.
  At the Anderson family's request, family and friends gave money rather than flowers to honour Michelle's memory at her funeral.
  I've instructed all agencies to honor their memory by treating the dead with the dignity and respect they deserve.
  We're looking at ways of commemorating his memory in a lasting way in the school and will decide on something definite in the coming weeks.
  Now there are moves to honour Brother Walfrid's memory with a statue outside Parkhead.
  The event is a way for Michelle and Mathew to honour their son's memory and give something back to the children's ward where they spent so much time.
  They stuck by Healy until his death in 1989 and continued to revere his memory thereafter.
  Fellow students wanting to honour Venesha's memory broached the subject of taking on a project in her name.
  Burial in monastic ground was valued because of the importance of prayer in sustaining memory of the dead.
  A wife's quest to honour her husband's memory came to fruition on Friday evening when an impressive new Grotto was unveiled in Bangor.
  There had been victory parades in July 1919-but every hamlet had its dead and their memory in perpetuity.
  A protest group will be travelling from Killala to Dublin by bus to highlight the campaign to save her birthplace and honour her memory in a fitting way.
3
Computing
memoria feminine
- During an initialization phase, an access code is stored in a memory of a computer system.
- The combined system will contain 50 terabytes of memory and two petabytes of disk storage.
- When the light pulse stops, its information is suspended and stored, just as information is stored in the memory of a computer.
- Depending on the level, you will have different amounts of system memory in which to store your subroutines.
- They don't even have the hard drive space and memory that regular laptops have.
- A reconnaissance satellite, placed into orbit years ago, captures the entire scene in its computer memory.
- There is a virtual hard drive available in the Internet with plenty of memory to store personal information.
- The latest MP3 technology compresses all superfluous parts of a sound signal to reduce the amount of memory needed to store digital information.
- Information on how addresses are translated is kept in a set of page tables stored in main memory.
- Thanks to virtual memory technology, software can use more memory than is physically present.