recollection

rec·ol·lec·tion  (rk-lkshn)

n.

1. The act or power of recollecting.

2. Something recollected.

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recollection [ˌrɛkəˈlɛkʃən]

n

1. the act of recalling something from memory; the ability to remember

2. something remembered; a memory

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Recollection 

hark back See REPETITION.

on the tip of one’s tongue On the verge of being remembered and spoken; known but unable to be retrieved from the recesses of memory. This expression plays on the idea that words awaiting utterance are poised on the tip of one’s tongue.

ring a bell To serve as a reminder, to bring to mind; to have meaning or significance. Although the exact origin of this expression is not known, it may stem from the former practice of ringing church bells to signal the hour or to inform the populace of significant events, such as births, deaths, or weddings.

The things we talked about meant nothing to them: they rang no bell. (Nicholas Monsarrat, This Is Schoolroom, 1939)

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	recollection - the ability to recall past occurrences remembrance, anamnesis retentiveness, retentivity, retention, memory - the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he had a good memory when he was younger"
	2.	recollection - the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort); "he has total recall of the episode" reminiscence, recall remembering, memory - the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered; "he can do it from memory"; "he enjoyed remembering his father" mind - recall or remembrance; "it came to mind" reconstructive memory, reconstruction - recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall reproductive memory, reproduction - recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall regurgitation - recall after rote memorization; "he complained that school was just memorization and regurgitation"
	3.	recollection - something recalled to the mind memory - something that is remembered; "search as he would, the memory was lost"

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recollection

noun memory, recall, impression, remembrance, reminiscence, mental image He had no recollection of the crash.

Translations

recollection [ˌrekəˈlekʃən] N → recuerdo m
to the best of my recollection → que yo recuerde

recollection [ˌrɛkəˈlɛkʃ^ən] n → souvenir m
to have no recollection of sth → n'avoir aucun souvenir de qch
to the best of my recollection → autant que je m'en souvienne

recollection

n (= memory) → Erinnerung f (→ of an +acc); to the best of my recollection → soweit ich mich erinnern kann; his recollection of it is vague → er erinnert sich nur vage daran; I have some/no recollection of it → ich kann mich schwach/nicht daran erinnern

recollection [ˌrɛkəˈlɛkʃ/ən] n → memoria, ricordo
to the best of my recollection → per quello che mi ricordo