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English translation: Allotments


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Spanish term or phrase:Cupos
English translation:Allotments
Entered by: xxxJudit Hajdu
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11:05 May 18, 2004
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel
Spanish term or phrase: Cupos
Cupos: Le informamos que para las fechas solicitadas el numero máximo de reservas es de x. Consulte nuestra extranet http//:xxxxxxx para la comprobación de cupos.

Is it to do with room size?
Timothy Barton
Local time: 18:26
allotments
Explanation:
I have been dealing with tourism for 9 years and it is the right expressions we use in English for "cupos".

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Note added at 22 hrs 22 mins (2004-05-19 09:28:05 GMT)
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Capacity = disponibilidad
allotments are subject to a special agreement and guarantee you rooms even if the hotel has not a single room available (officially).
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xxxJudit Hajdu
Local time: 18:26
Grading comment
Thanks.
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1(space or ticket) availability
Casey Butterfield
5 +1Capacity; Availability
Marian Greenfield
5allotmentsxxxJudit Hajdu
4see note
WebTC
3capacitiesRowan Morrell


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
capacities


Explanation:
One possible translation that might fit. Cupo can also mean "quota" - not sure that can be ruled out either.


    Reference: http://wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=cupo&v=b
Rowan Morrell
Local time: 04:26
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Capacity; Availability


Explanation:
it's the number of rooms available


    a lot of conference organizing
Marian Greenfield
Local time: 12:26
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 37

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Penelope Ausejo
56 mins
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
see note


Explanation:
Yes it has to do with the "free space", "number of seats", "available seats", available room", "available space",...

Good luck

WebTC
Local time: 18:26
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in DutchDutch
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(space or ticket) availability


Explanation:
It is indeed room size -- no hay cupos means an event is sold out or at capacity.

Casey Butterfield
United States
Local time: 18:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yvette Arcelay
2 hrs
  -> thanks Yvette!
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
allotments


Explanation:
I have been dealing with tourism for 9 years and it is the right expressions we use in English for "cupos".

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Note added at 22 hrs 22 mins (2004-05-19 09:28:05 GMT)
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Capacity = disponibilidad
allotments are subject to a special agreement and guarantee you rooms even if the hotel has not a single room available (officially).

xxxJudit Hajdu
Local time: 18:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian
PRO pts in category: 3
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Thanks.
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