Restplätze

English translation: Seats left

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German term or phrase:Restplätze
English translation:Seats left
Entered by: Janet Muehlbacher

06:52 Nov 18, 2015
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial - Tourism & Travel / Billige Flüge Portal
German term or phrase: Restplätze
"nur noch ein Restplatz für Ihren Flug!"

from a portal offering cheap flights and remaining seats.

Is "last minute" really appropriate, I have seen this on some sites but isn't it "remaining seats"?

Is there a standard translation? Thanks!
Janet Muehlbacher
Local time: 10:37
Seats left
Explanation:
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Note added at 25 mins (2015-11-18 07:17:49 GMT)
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How to Find Out How Many Seats Are Left on Any Flight | USA Today
USA Today › traveltips › ... › Flights
Mobile-friendly - Certain instances may require you to find out how many seats are available on a particular flight before you buy your ticket. If you need to travel on a certain airline, reach your destination by a certain time or have several passengers in the same party
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Donald Jacobson
United States
Local time: 04:37
Grading comment
Thanks everyone, yes, remaining seats or seats available were good options, but this fits well.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +7Seat (or seats) available
H. C. Centner
3 +5Seats left
Donald Jacobson
5available seats
Tatijana Kostovska
4Spare seats
Adrian MM. (X)
3 +1extra seats left
Michael Martin, MA
3Free places
Arslon Matkarimov


Discussion entries: 6





  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Free places


Explanation:
Oder

vacant places

Arslon Matkarimov
Uzbekistan
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in UzbekUzbek, Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Kevin Fulton: Probably not
7 hrs
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Seats left


Explanation:
xxx

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Note added at 25 mins (2015-11-18 07:17:49 GMT)
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How to Find Out How Many Seats Are Left on Any Flight | USA Today
USA Today › traveltips › ... › Flights
Mobile-friendly - Certain instances may require you to find out how many seats are available on a particular flight before you buy your ticket. If you need to travel on a certain airline, reach your destination by a certain time or have several passengers in the same party

Donald Jacobson
United States
Local time: 04:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
Grading comment
Thanks everyone, yes, remaining seats or seats available were good options, but this fits well.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: You should get the points for this. All the answers after yours are synonyms.
9 hrs
  -> Thanks, Phil!

agree  Vere Barzilai
22 hrs
  -> Thank you, Vere!

agree  Björn Vrooman: Agree with Phil's comment and see the discussion box, where I provided some additional references in support of your answer.
1 day 12 hrs
  -> Thanks, Björn!

agree  Michael Martin, MA: Exactly. More natural sounding than others. Didn't even see it. Otherwise, wouldn't have posted mine.
1 day 13 hrs
  -> Thank you for your agree and kind comment!

agree  Lancashireman: Includes seats on the right-hand side of the fuselage. This point may have escaped Albrecht and co.
1 day 15 hrs
  -> Thanks. I appreciate it!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
Seat (or seats) available


Explanation:
Self explanatory

Example sentence(s):
  • Only one more seat available for your dream vacation.
H. C. Centner
Germany
Local time: 02:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Steffen Walter
28 mins
  -> Thank you Steffen!

agree  Albrecht Degering
43 mins
  -> Thank you Albrecht!

agree  writeaway: Don't really understand the problem.
1 hr
  -> Thank you.

agree  Julia Burgess: or equally seats remaining
4 hrs
  -> Thank you Julia!

agree  Cilian O'Tuama: ryanair write "seats remaining", as in "x seats remaining at this price"
6 hrs
  -> Thank you Cilian!

neutral  Kristina Cosumano (X): Just want to add here that theater websites often just write "Restplätze", stand-alone and without a number, when there are only a few seats remaining for a performance.
7 hrs

agree  jccantrell: In the US military, you can catch flights without written orders if they have 'Space A' for space available. Of course, if a general shows up, you can get bumped with NO compensation :(
16 hrs
  -> Thank you!

agree  Bev Newman
19 hrs
  -> Thank you!
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Spare seats


Explanation:
Often the last 'Restplatz/plätze' has or have been been snapped up before the would-be traveller takes a chance.

It's enough to make anyone go 'spare'.

Example sentence(s):
  • What's a charter flight, and can they really challenge budget airlines ... There's often spare seats which they want to fill.

    Reference: http://www.restplatzboerse.at/?gclid=CNb_1Yi3mckCFUqdGwodId8...
Adrian MM. (X)
Local time: 10:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
extra seats left


Explanation:
Most natural sounding option, in my opinion.

" If you need to find flights to Las Vegas on the same day, you can also buy a last minute ticket. If it is during a peak season, you will most likely have to go stand by. This means that if there are any extra seats left before take off, than you will be on your way to a business meeting."
http://www.flightslasvegas3.com/business-flights-to-Las-Vega...

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 05:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 46

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lancashireman: Possibly even more "natural sounding": extra spare seats left remaining and available
1 hr
  -> Great idea, Andrew. Why not post that as an extra entry?

neutral  Vere Barzilai: I'll sit on this, Lanciman!
16 hrs
  -> Let him have it. He seems more desperate.
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170 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
available seats


Explanation:
self explanatory

Tatijana Kostovska
Germany
Local time: 10:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
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