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re·mind

(rĭ-mīnd′)

tr.v. re·mind·ed, re·mind·ing, re·minds

To cause to remember; put in mind: must remind him to call; reminded her of college days.

re·mind′er n.

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reminder

(rɪˈmaɪndə)

1. something that recalls the past

2. a note to remind a person of something not done

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re•mind•er

(rɪˈmaɪn dər)

n.

a person or thing that reminds, or causes one to remember.

[1645–55]

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Noun	1.	reminder - a message that helps you remember something; "he ignored his wife's reminders" subject matter, content, message, substance - what a communication that is about something is about phylactery, tefillin - (Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin); traditionally worn (on the forehead and the left arm) by Jewish men during morning prayer
	2.	reminder - an experience that causes you to remember something deja vu - the experience of thinking that a new situation had occurred before memento, souvenir - a reminder of past events memento mori - a reminder (as a death's head) of your mortality shades of - something that reminds you of someone or something; "aren't there shades of 1948 here?" experience - the content of direct observation or participation in an event; "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly"
	3.	reminder - someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided admonisher, monitor defender, guardian, protector, shielder - a person who cares for persons or property

reminder

noun prompt, prompting, cue, nudge They are about to be given a sharp reminder.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

reminder

noun

Something that causes one to remember:

keepsake, memento, remembrance, souvenir, token, trophy.

Translations

تَذْكِرَةتَذْكير

připomínkapřipomenutí

påmindelse

Erinnerungshilfe Mahnung

υπενθύμιση

recordatorio

muistutus

rappel aide-mémoire pense-bête

podsjetnik

áminning

ammonizione promemoria ricordo sollecito

思い出させるもの

생각나게 하는 것

pripomienka

opomin

påminnelse

สิ่งเตือนให้นึกถึง

hatırlatıcıhatırlatıcı şey

vật làm nhớ lại

提示物提醒物提醒者

reminder

[rɪˈmaɪndəʳ]

A. N

1. (= letter etc) → notificación f, aviso m
we will send a reminder → le enviaremos un recordatorio
it's a gentle reminder → es una advertencia amistosa

2. (= memento) → recuerdo m
it's a reminder of the good old days → recuerda los buenos tiempos pasados

B. CPD subscription reminder card N → tarjeta f recordatoria de renovación de suscripción

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

reminder

[rɪˈmaɪndə^r] n

(= sight, event) → rappel m
a reminder of the past → un rappel du passé
a reminder that ...
His death is a reminder that they are getting old → Sa mort rappelle qu'ils deviennent vieux.

(to help sb remember) (= note, remark) → rappel m
the final reminder for the gas bill → le dernier rappel pour la facture de gaz
He will do it, but he may need the occasional reminder from you
BUT Il le fera, mais il aura peut-être besoin que vous le lui rappeliez de temps à autre.
a reminder that ...
This note is just a reminder that the guests are arriving tonight → Cette note est juste pour rappeler que les invités arrivent ce soir.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

reminder

n (= note, knot etc) → Gedächtnisstütze f; (letter of) reminder (Comm) → Mahnung f; as a reminder that … → um dich/ihn etc daran zu erinnern, dass …; to give somebody a reminder to do something → jdn daran erinnern, etw zu tun; his presence was a reminder of … → seine Gegenwart erinnerte mich/dich etc an (+acc) → …; a gentle reminder → ein zarter Wink; give him a gentle reminder → weis ihn sachte darauf hin

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

reminder

[rɪˈmaɪndəʳ] n

a. (note) → promemoria m inv (Comm) (letter) → (lettera di) sollecito
as a reminder that → per ricordarsi che

b. (memento) → ricordo

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

remind

(rəˈmaind) verb

1. to tell (someone) that there is something he or she ought to do, remember etc. Remind me to post that letter; She reminded me of my promise.

2. to make (someone) remember or think of (a person, thing etc). She reminds me of her sister; This reminds me of my schooldays.

reˈminder noun

something said, done, written, noticed etc that reminds one to do something. Leave the bill on the table as a reminder that I still have to pay it.

reminder

→ تَذْكِرَة připomínka påmindelse Erinnerungshilfe υπενθύμιση recordatorio muistutus rappel podsjetnik promemoria 思い出させるもの 생각나게 하는 것 herinnering påminnelse przypomnienie lembrete напоминание påminnelse สิ่งเตือนให้นึกถึง hatırlatıcı vật làm nhớ lại 提醒者

reminder

n recordatorio

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Please be so good as to appoint my nephew Night Chaplain and Reminder of Mothers and Sisters."

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I stopped dead at this sharp reminder that I was probably not the only curious person in the room, and for a long moment we both lay low, after which, I am glad to remember, I made the first advance.

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Some must have the flowering crocus, the wood-starring dogwood, the voice of bluebird--even so gross a reminder as the farewell handshake of the retiring buckwheat and oyster before they can welcome the Lady in Green to their dull bosoms.

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The coarse evergreen color of the small fir trees scattered here and there among the birches was an unpleasant reminder of winter.

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It was therefore a disagreeable reminder of the actual situation when Joe said aloud:

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Only one face at the table was a reminder of the instability of his fortunes

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As Michael started out of the room on the end of a rope, a plaintive call of reminder came from the window-sill, where perched a tiny, snow-white cockatoo.

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Had them by me when the bank failed, and I had 'em framed and hung up, partly as a reminder not to put your trust in banks, and partly to give me a real luxurious, millionairy feeling.

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She continually forgot and started up the front stairs because it was the shortest route to her bedroom; she left the dipper on the kitchen shelf instead of hanging it up over the pail; she sat in the chair the cat liked best; she was willing to go on errands, but often forgot what she was sent for; she left the screen doors ajar, so that flies came in; her tongue was ever in motion; she sang or whistled when she was picking up chips; she was always messing with flowers, putting them in vases, pinning them on her dress, and sticking them in her hat; finally she was an everlasting reminder of her foolish, worthless father, whose handsome face and engaging manner had so deceived Aurelia, and perhaps, if the facts were known, others besides Aurelia.

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The allusion served as a timely reminder to Darnay that this disagreeable companion had, of his own free will, assisted him in the strait of the day.

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But the announcement of the death of Joseph Buquet had served them as a brutal reminder that, whenever they had disregarded the ghost's wishes, some fantastic or disastrous event had brought them to a sense of their dependence.

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But her reminder that they were in his wife's carriage provoked him to an impulse of retaliation.