Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
allotement
English translation:
allocation
French term
France
Fast, reliable and cheap
Native in: Romanian 
Works in: English to French, English to Romanian, French to Romanian, and 1 more.
allotement
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Voici une phrase :
Cliquez sur XXX pour accéder à la liste des hôtels avec lesquels on a négocié des **allotements**.
Merci de votre aide.
Bien à vous,
Ilinca F.
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Jean-Louis S.
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| 4 +5 | blocking of(hotel) rooms OR allotment |
Tarik Boussetta
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| 3 | (granted) allowances |
Barbara Cochran, MFA
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| 3 -1 | block bookings |
Vicky James
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Non-PRO (2): writeaway, Ingeborg Gowans (X)
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Proposed translations
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Native in: French (Variants: Standard-France, African) 
Works in: English to French, French to English, French
allocation
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Note added at 5 mins (2008-12-17 14:31:40 GMT)
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allotment is also a word in English.
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
(granted) allowances
You come, You see, and YOU CONQUER!
Native in: Arabic
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, Arabic to French, and 2 more.
blocking of(hotel) rooms OR allotment
http://www.frankfurt-tourismus.de/cms/tourismussuite/en/conf...
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I forgot the S "allotments" ;) hope this suggestion is the right one:)
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Ingeborg Gowans (X)
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thx Inge;)
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mimi 254
: bien que Termium deconseille " allottement" en français
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merci Mimi
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RemyUK
: Agree. The French should say "contingent" rather than allotment, which is not quite correct in this context.
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Vs avez raison:) merci
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William TAHIL
: a reservation bloc/ bloc of reservations perhaps
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Thx Emphyrio;)
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jean-jacques alexandre
: allotment
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United Kingdom
block bookings
A lot of information about the hotels in Leuven and how to make a reservation can be found on this page.
We strongly advise you to book your room in time. Leuven has limited accommodation capacity, so block bookings have been made at some hotels to ensure room availability. These bookings expire on June 5th (except Begijnhof Congreshotel on May 16th and Holiday Inn on June 1st), and we cannot guarantee that you will be able to find a hotel room after this date.
The rates of the block bookings are not necessarily the cheapest at those hotels. We encourage you to check for better rates before making your reservation. Do not use the group reservation code if you find a cheaper rate.
At the bottom of this page you can find a map with the location of the hotels (numbers 1 to 6 in the map) and the venue (marked with an X). Leuven is a small circular (and mostly flat) town with a radius of about 1 Km (or 0.6 miles). All locations are within walking distance.
If you need any additional information send us an email to [email protected].
HOTELS WITH BLOCK BOOKINGS
* 4 star hotels ****
o Begijnhof Congreshotel, Tervuursevest 70, 3000 Leuven (nr 1 in map)
Rooms booked: 30 (until May 16)
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(comment below continued) ...Is this not "an allocation of rooms that are available for booking" ?
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Andrew Mason
: Block bookings really implies people are already booked in, whereas here we are talking about an allocation of room that are available for booking. I make block bookings when I invite my friends for a shindig in Paris...
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As in the example given above, personal block bookings can be made as well as company block bookings. "Leuven has limited accommodation capacity, so block bookings have been made at some hotels to ensure room availability." Is this not "an allocation
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