distant memory

ˈdɪstənt ˈmɛməri
distant memories
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Translation of distant memory into German

Noun

1.

past event

something remembered from the past
  • The old house is now just a distant memory.Das alte Haus ist jetzt nur noch eine ferne Erinnerung.
2.

irrelevant

something no longer relevant or important
  • The struggles of last year are now a distant memory.Die Sorgen des letzten Jahres sind heute nur noch unwichtige Erinnerung.
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Synonyms and analogies of distant memory in English

Examples of distant memory in a sentence

  • Her childhood adventures are a distant memory.
  • His old job is now just a distant memory.
  • The pain from the injury is a distant memory.

Translations of "distant memory" in Context ordered by category and frequency

ferne Erinnerung

The music sounded like a distant memory, filling him with nostalgia.

Die Musik erinnerte an eine ferne Erinnerung und erfüllte ihn mit Nostalgie.

entfernte Erinnerung

His distant memory of the trip was triggered by a familiar song.

Seine entfernte Erinnerung an die Reise wurde durch ein vertrautes Lied geweckt.

vage Erinnerung

A distant memory reminds her that she...

Sie hat eine vage Erinnerung, dass sie...

alte Erinnerung

It's just a distant memory.

Nur eine alte Erinnerung.

weite Ferne rücken

this will all be distant memory once she's become mrs. cotton mather.

Das alles wird in weite Ferne rücken, wenn sie erst Mrs. Cotton Mather ist.

fernen Erinnerungen

The "tales" of Genesis, it flatly stated, were a mix of "myth, legend, distant memory and search for origins, bound together by the strands of a central theological concept."

Die "Erzählungen" von Genesis, sagte es glatt, waren eine Mischung von "Sagen, Legenden, fernen Erinnerungen und einer Suche nach Herkunft, gebündelt durch Fäden eines zentralen, theologischen Konzepts".

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distant memory: Examples and translations in context

That summer vacation has faded into a distant memory for the family.

Dieser Sommerurlaub ist für die Familie in eine ferne Erinnerung verblasst.

A vanishing fragrance lingered in the air, like a distant memory.

Ein verfliegender Duft lag in der Luft, wie eine ferne Erinnerung.

In prison, hope sometimes feels like a distant memory.

Im Knast fühlt sich Hoffnung manchmal wie eine ferne Erinnerung an.

His dreams of a bright future felt consigned to a distant memory.

Seine Träume von einer strahlenden Zukunft fühlten sich wie eine ferne Erinnerung an.

The great information is that all of this is a distant memory.

Die tolle Nachricht ist, dass all dies ist eine ferne Erinnerung.

The promises made were insubstantial, fading away like a distant memory.

Die gemachten Versprechungen waren geisterhaft und verblassten wie eine ferne Erinnerung.

In moments of derangement, clarity can seem like a distant memory.

In Momenten der Verstörung kann Klarheit wie eine ferne Erinnerung erscheinen.

After unpacking, the moving truck felt like a distant memory.

Nach dem Auspacken schien der Umzugswagen wie eine ferne Erinnerung.

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