Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Gehstrasse
English translation:
heavily-soiled traffic areas
Added to glossary by
Giulia D'Ascanio
Oct 29, 2007 17:07
16 yrs ago
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German term
Gehstrasse
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Furniture / Household Appliances
cleaning products
Mit der Zeit bilden sich Gehstrassen (sichtbar haftende Verschmutzungen) – diese machen eine Zwischenreinigung notwendig
What's the English word for that? Thanks!
What's the English word for that? Thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
3 +1 | heavily-soiled traffic areas | Paul Cohen |
5 +2 | high-traffic area(s) | Gauri Shringarpure |
3 +2 | traffic path | Trudy Peters |
3 | tracks | Stefanie Reinhold |
Proposed translations
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heavily-soiled traffic areas
Perhaps this will work.
"Dynamic cleaning ability ensures superior restoration of carpets, especially in heavily soiled traffic areas."
http://www.masterblend.net/shopping/catalog.cfm?nextstart=11
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Note added at 42 mins (2007-10-29 17:50:25 GMT)
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You may want to leave out the word "heavily." If you use "soiled traffic areas," there is no need to add an explanation in parentheses such as the one for "Gestrasse" in the German text.
Here's a detailed description of how traffic areas become soiled:
"Tracked-in soil normally represents 80% or more of the soil deposited on carpets at entry points (that is why an effective matting system should be used.) Typically, soiling results from shoe soles that track dirt in from the street, parking garages, etc. and deposit it on a clean carpet until the carpet becomes as soiled as the shoe sole. Once this happens, the carpet and shoe sole transfer dirt back and forth, resulting in the dirt being carried to areas of the carpet that are not as soiled as the shoe sole. This is how ***soiled traffic areas*** develop and dirt is spread throughout a building."
http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:BUVAxqpu2XkJ:www.enviro...
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Note added at 43 mins (2007-10-29 17:51:38 GMT)
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Oops - it should be "Gehstrasse"
"Dynamic cleaning ability ensures superior restoration of carpets, especially in heavily soiled traffic areas."
http://www.masterblend.net/shopping/catalog.cfm?nextstart=11
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Note added at 42 mins (2007-10-29 17:50:25 GMT)
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You may want to leave out the word "heavily." If you use "soiled traffic areas," there is no need to add an explanation in parentheses such as the one for "Gestrasse" in the German text.
Here's a detailed description of how traffic areas become soiled:
"Tracked-in soil normally represents 80% or more of the soil deposited on carpets at entry points (that is why an effective matting system should be used.) Typically, soiling results from shoe soles that track dirt in from the street, parking garages, etc. and deposit it on a clean carpet until the carpet becomes as soiled as the shoe sole. Once this happens, the carpet and shoe sole transfer dirt back and forth, resulting in the dirt being carried to areas of the carpet that are not as soiled as the shoe sole. This is how ***soiled traffic areas*** develop and dirt is spread throughout a building."
http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:BUVAxqpu2XkJ:www.enviro...
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Note added at 43 mins (2007-10-29 17:51:38 GMT)
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Oops - it should be "Gehstrasse"
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Comment: "Thanks for the long explanation :)"
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13 mins
traffic path
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1 hr
tracks
I would say... "tracks"
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1 hr
high-traffic area(s)
It's the standard term used for paths frequently used. In the carpet cleaning context, it's the aisle or corridors between rooms that are most walked upon and needs maximum cleaning.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-10-29 19:35:59 GMT)
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I just noticed you're talking about the "dirt tracks" formed on the high-traffic areas with time; not the areas themselves. There's no apparent official term for this one - perhaps you could say "soiled paths"?
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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-10-29 19:35:59 GMT)
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I just noticed you're talking about the "dirt tracks" formed on the high-traffic areas with time; not the areas themselves. There's no apparent official term for this one - perhaps you could say "soiled paths"?
Example sentence:
$0.10 per sq. ft (bedroom & living room); $0.15 per sq. ft for high traffic areas.
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Hildegard Klein-Bodenheimer (X)
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agree |
casper (X)
: How about using "dirt tracks" as an equivalent English rendering?
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