recordar

1. to remember, recall

bring something back to mind

• No recuerdo su nombre.I don't remember his name.
• ¿Recuerdas lo que pasó?Do you remember what happened?

2. to remind recordar a alguien que + indicativo; recordar a alguien + infini

make someone remember something

• Recuérdame comprar pan.Remind me to buy bread.
• La profesora nos recordó que había examen.The teacher reminded us that there was an exam.

3. to remind someone of recordar a

evoke a person, time, or thing

• Este olor me recuerda a mi infancia.This smell reminds me of my childhood.
• La canción recuerda a los veranos de antes.The song reminds us of summers in the past.

4. to resemble, look like recordar a

be similar to someone or something

• El niño recuerda mucho a su padre.The boy looks a lot like his father.
• Su voz recuerda a la de su hermana.Her voice resembles her sister's.