"if memory serves" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} if memory serves
  1. If I have correctly remembered the details. Synonyms: as memory serves, if memory serves right Related terms: if I'm not mistaken Translations (Translations): muistaakseni (Finnish), jos oikein muistan (Finnish), si ma mémoire est bonne (French), wenn ich mich recht entsinne (english: but slightly elevated) [idiomatic] (German), wenn ich mich richtig erinnere (note: more informal) (German), wenn ich es richtig im Kopf habe (German), jeśli dobrze pamiętam (Polish), se a memória não me falha (Portuguese), se bem me lembro (Portuguese), если память не изменяет (jesli pamjatʹ ne izmenjajet) (Russian), mas math mo chuimhne (Scottish Gaelic), si mal no me acuerdo (Spanish)
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          "word": "se a memória não me falha"
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          "roman": "jesli pamjatʹ ne izmenjajet",
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          "word": "если память не изменяет"
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          "word": "mas math mo chuimhne"
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