D'oubli (en. Of forgetting)

/du.bli/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Loss of memory or attention.

Forgetting the keys is common among the forgetful.

Le d'oubli des clés est fréquent chez les distraits.

State of someone who forgets.

His forgetfulness has caused him many problems.

Son d'oubli lui a causé beaucoup de problèmes.

Act of forgetting.

Forgetting his mistakes helped him move on.

Le d'oubli de ses erreurs l'a aidé à avancer.

Comes from 'oublier', which means to lose memory or not to remember.

voluntary forgetfulness

Act of intentionally forgetting something.

d'oubli volontaire

to come out of oblivion

Regaining memory or attention to something that has been forgotten.

sortir d'oubli

to write down to avoid forgetting

To note something to avoid forgetting it.

écrire d'oubli

to forget

Losing the memory of something.

oublier

amnesia

Partial or total loss of memory.

amnésie

memory

Ability to remember information.

mémoire

To be daydreaming

He is so out of it that he forgot about his appointment.

Il est tellement dans la lune qu'il a eu un d'oubli de son rendez-vous.

To have a memory lapse

I have a real memory lapse; I can't remember his name.

J'ai un vrai d'oubli, je ne me souviens plus de son nom.