Glossary entry

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!

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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."
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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."
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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"
Peer comment(s):

agree jccantrell : My carpet cleaner calls these "high traffic areas." --//-- As soon as the 'great unwashed' (i.e., kids) even look at it, it becomes soiled!
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Thanks, JC! So, the "high traffic areas" eventually become "soiled traffic areas"?
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks for the long explanation :)"
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traffic path

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agree Ingeborg Gowans (X)
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agree Armorel Young
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tracks

I would say... "tracks"
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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"?
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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