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NOMBRE SIEGES [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-04-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Air Safety
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cabin seating capacity 1, record 1, English, cabin%20seating%20capacity
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité (Transport aérien)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- nombre de sièges disponibles en cabine
1, record 1, French, nombre%20de%20si%C3%A8ges%20disponibles%20en%20cabine
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-08-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Aircraft Interiors
- Air Transport
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- seating capacity
1, record 2, English, seating%20capacity
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- seating 2, record 2, English, seating
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Unless otherwise specified, the airplane "seating capacity" is defined as the number of occupants, both crew and passenger, for which the airplane is certificated. Simply removing seats from the seat rails does not change the seating capacity. 3, record 2, English, - seating%20capacity
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Aménagement intérieur des aéronefs
- Transport aérien
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- capacité en sièges
1, record 2, French, capacit%C3%A9%20en%20si%C3%A8ges
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- capacité 2, record 2, French, capacit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- nombre de sièges 3, record 2, French, nombre%20de%20si%C3%A8ges
masculine noun
- capacité de sièges 4, record 2, French, capacit%C3%A9%20de%20si%C3%A8ges
avoid, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lufthansa [...] a décidé, face à la faiblesse de la demande, de mettre hors service cinq [appareils] long-courriers, réduisant sa capacité en sièges de 8 pour cent pour les vols intercontinentaux [...] 5, record 2, French, - capacit%C3%A9%20en%20si%C3%A8ges
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L'augmentation en 1999 de la capacité moyenne des avions sur la ligne transatlantique, offrant désormais près de 460 sièges par avion, a eu pour conséquence une légère détérioration du coefficient de remplissage moyen, de 71 % en 1998 à 68 %. 6, record 2, French, - capacit%C3%A9%20en%20si%C3%A8ges
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Disposición interior de las aeronaves
- Transporte aéreo
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- capacidad
1, record 2, Spanish, capacidad
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- número de asientos 2, record 2, Spanish, n%C3%BAmero%20de%20asientos
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1997-01-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Parliamentary Language
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- the number of seats to be filled 1, record 3, English, the%20number%20of%20seats%20to%20be%20filled
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire parlementaire
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- le nombre des sièges à pourvoir 1, record 3, French, le%20nombre%20des%20si%C3%A8ges%20%C3%A0%20pourvoir
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source(s) : Glossaire des associations parlementaires, Service de traduction des députés, décembre 1984. 1, record 3, French, - le%20nombre%20des%20si%C3%A8ges%20%C3%A0%20pourvoir
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1981-07-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Theatre and Opera
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- seating capacity 1, record 4, English, seating%20capacity
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Théâtre et Opéra
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- nombre de places
1, record 4, French, nombre%20de%20places
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- nombre de sièges 1, record 4, French, nombre%20de%20si%C3%A8ges
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Air Transport
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- standard seating 1, record 5, English, standard%20seating
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Transport aérien
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- nombre de sièges aménagement standard
1, record 5, French, nombre%20de%20si%C3%A8ges%20am%C3%A9nagement%20standard
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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