English-Dutch translations for recollection

• herinnering
  Aangezien deze paragraaf echter alleen maar een ‘herinnering’ is aan een eerder ingenomen standpunt kunnen we het verslag toch steunen. However, as this paragraph is merely a 'recollection' of a previously held position we are able to support the report.
  Maar ook in Europese landen behoudt men nog steeds een negatieve herinnering aan vroegere nieuwkomers die kwamen als soldaten, als rovers en als bevoorrechte groep ondernemers. But in European countries, too, there are unpleasant recollections of former newcomers who came as soldiers, robbers and privileged groups of businessmen and who put the people at a disadvantage.
• geheugen
  De beelden van de staan ons nog in het geheugen gegrift. We still have a clear recollection of the images from the ‘Battle of Seattle’.
• herinneren
  Ik kan mij niet herinneren dat deze wijziging tijdens de vergadering werd ingediend. It is my recollection that this alteration was not made at the meeting.
  Ik moet het protocol van Berlijn nog eens bekijken. Ik kan mij de discussie waarover u het hebt, volstrekt niet herinneren. I will have to take a look at the Berlin Protocol, for I have no recollection at all of the discussion to which you have just referred.
• heugenis

Definition of recollection

• The act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the act of recalling to memory
• The power of recalling ideas to the mind, or the period within which things can be recollected; remembrance
• That which is recollected; something called to mind; a reminiscence
• The act or practice of collecting or concentrating the mind; concentration; self-control
• A spiritual retreat, especially one that is short
• Process of collecting again

Examples

• Alas that distant event isnt within my recollection anymore.
• From such an education Charles contracted habits of gravity and recollection.
• In a world filled with media and electronic devices, recollection can be difficult.

Related words

• recollect
• Recollect
• Recollet