remember

se souvenir de, se rappeler

Retrouver dans sa mémoire quelque chose que l’on savait ou a vécu, ou en garder le souvenir.

En anglais simple : To bring something you knew or experienced back into your mind.

• I remember your name.
• She remembered meeting him last year.
• Do you remember what he said?

Comment l'utiliser : remember doing something (I remember meeting her at school.); remember that … (I remember that the shop closes early.); remember where/when/what … (Do you remember where we parked?)

Synonymes : recall, recollect

Contraires : forget

Expressions courantes : remember someone, remember something, remember doing something, remember the past

penser à, se souvenir de

Garder une tâche en tête et la faire au moment voulu, sans l’oublier.

En anglais simple : To do something you need to do because you keep it in your mind.

• Remember to bring your keys.
• She remembered to call her mother.
• Did you remember to lock the door?

Comment l'utiliser : remember to do something (Remember to turn off the oven.)

Contraires : forget

Expressions courantes : remember to call, remember to bring, remember to ask

garder à l’esprit, se rappeler

Tenir compte d’un fait ou d’un conseil quand on réfléchit ou agit.

En anglais simple : To stay aware of a fact or piece of advice when thinking or acting.

• Remember that she is only six.
• We must remember the needs of older people.
• He remembered my advice and stayed calm.

Comment l'utiliser : remember that … (Remember that everyone learns at a different speed.)

Synonymes : bear in mind, keep in mind

Contraires : forget

Expressions courantes : remember the rules, remember that, remember something important

mémoriser, apprendre par cœur

Apprendre une information et la garder en mémoire pour pouvoir la retrouver plus tard.

En anglais simple : To learn information so that you can bring it back into your mind later.

• Repeat the number to remember it.
• Pictures help children remember new words.
• I used a song to remember the dates.

Comment l'utiliser : remember how to do something (Try to remember how to spell your address.)

Synonymes : memorize, learn by heart

Expressions courantes : remember a number, remember new words, remember the spelling