Meanings
alternative if memory serves right
- If I have correctly remembered the details.
But A. P. H. has told us how he has demonstrated, at least twice, that indeed a cheque need not be on paper. Once, if memory serves, he used a table napkin; on the other occasion it was the label of an almost empty wine bottle.
1954, The Accountant, volume 130, page xxxiiiSynonyms: as memory serves
Synonyms & antonyms
phraseIf I have correctly remembered the details.
Translations
Dutch als ik me goed herinner
- als ik me goed herinnerTranslations
Finnish muistaakseni, jos oikein muistan
- muistaakseniTranslations
- jos oikein muistanTranslations
French si ma mémoire est bonne
- si ma mémoire est bonneTranslations
German wenn ich mich recht entsinne, wenn ich mich richtig erinnere
- wenn ich mich recht entsinneTranslations
- wenn ich mich richtig erinnereTranslations
- wenn ich es richtig im Kopf habeTranslations
Italian se ben ricordo
- se ben ricordoTranslations
Polish jeśli dobrze pamiętam, jeśli mnie pamięć nie myli
- jeśli dobrze pamiętamTranslations
- jeśli mnie pamięć nie myliTranslations
Portuguese se a memória não me falha, se bem me lembro
- se a memória não me falhaTranslations
- se bem me lembroTranslations
Russian если память не изменяет
- если память не изменяет (jesli pamjatʹ ne izmenjajet)Translations
Scottish Gaelic mas math mo chuimhne
- mas math mo chuimhneTranslations
Spanish si mal no me acuerdo
- si mal no me acuerdoTranslations
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