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занозы в памяти

English translation: wedged themselves into our memories

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Russian term or phrase:занозы в памяти
English translation:wedged themselves into our memories
Entered by: Nina Chulak

17:32 Sep 30, 2018
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology
Russian term or phrase: занозы в памяти
И возможно ли – в принципе – переписать события, оставившие глубокие шрамы на вашем сердце и занозы в памяти?
Nina Chulak
United States
Local time: 17:00
wedged themselves into our memories
Explanation:
rewrite events which scarred our hearts and wedged themselves (painfully) into our memories

rewrite events which scarred our hearts and haunted our memories
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DTSM
Local time: 00:00
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This is perfect! Thank you so much.
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Summary of answers provided
3memory traces (which cause anxiety)
Turdimurod Rakhmanov
3thorns of memory / thorns in your memory
Susan Welsh
3wedged themselves into our memories
DTSM


  

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memory traces (which cause anxiety)


Explanation:
...that leave deep scars in your heart and memory traces (which cause anxiety)
or
...that leave deep scars in your heart and memory wounds (which cause anxiety)

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Note added at 1 hr (2018-09-30 18:40:36 GMT)
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Заноза - саднящая рана.

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Note added at 1 hr (2018-09-30 18:41:09 GMT)
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For ex: Memory traces of pain

Turdimurod Rakhmanov
Kyrgyzstan
Local time: 03:00
Native speaker of: Native in UzbekUzbek, Native in KirghizKirghiz
PRO pts in category: 8
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
thorns of memory / thorns in your memory


Explanation:
It's not a common idiom in English, but it makes sense. The second option I've given fits into the syntax of your sentence.


    https://www.amazon.com/Thorns-Memory-Peter-Kemp/dp/1856190110
Susan Welsh
United States
Local time: 17:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
wedged themselves into our memories


Explanation:
rewrite events which scarred our hearts and wedged themselves (painfully) into our memories

rewrite events which scarred our hearts and haunted our memories


DTSM
Local time: 00:00
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 16
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