No. 7,227 in French

mémoires

"Memoirs" – a written account of personal experiences or reflections.

In a sentence

J'ai lu ses mémoires et j'ai trouvé son histoire fascinante.
I read his memoirs and found his story fascinating.
In this sentence, 'mémoires' refers to autobiographical works or personal accounts of someone's life written by themselves.
Les mémoires de cet ordinateur sont pleines.
The memories of this computer are full.
Here, 'mémoires' is used in the context of computer storage, referring to the data memory of the device.
Ses mémoires des jours anciens restent vives.
Her memories of the old days remain vivid.
In this usage, 'mémoires' signifies collections of individual memories or recollections.

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