# Please explain the German word "Einlaufstraße" **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 2, 2020, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-german-word-einlaufstrasse/845781 "2020-01-02T15:42:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![davidmich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e56c9b/32.png) [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-german-word-einlaufstrasse/845781/1 "2020-01-02T15:42:40Z")
Hi I’ve searched and cannot find any definition of the German word “Einlaufstraße”. I look forward to your feedback. Danke im Voraus > **["Promenade toll, Einlaufstraße leider ohne Flair", Altstadt Reggio di...](https://www.holidaycheck.de/prd/altstadt-reggio-di-calabria-promenade-toll-einlaufstrasse-leider-ohne-flair/52ebf26f-47ab-35ba-9c98-b9f53d654e95)** > > Besucher über Altstadt Reggio di Calabria in Reggio di Calabria : "Promenade toll, Einlaufstraße leider ohne Flair". Bewertungen beim Testsieger HolidayCheck vergleichen und günstig Urlaub buchen. “Promenade toll, Einlaufstraße leider ohne Flair”, Altstadt … [https://www.holidaycheck.de](https://www.holidaycheck.de) › prd › altstadt-reggio-di-c… - Translate this page Apr 19, 2006 - Besucher über Altstadt Reggio di Calabria in Reggio di Calabria : “Promenade toll, Einlaufstraße leider ohne Flair”. Bewertungen beim … ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-german-word-einlaufstrasse/845781/2 "2020-01-02T16:00:34Z")
Go to Bing or Google translate, break up the word into syllables. It translates to a running road, or a running street. ---
**Author:** ![davidmich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e56c9b/32.png) [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-german-word-einlaufstrasse/845781/3 "2020-01-02T16:02:28Z")
> [@atimnie](#): > > Go to Bing or Google translate, break up the word into syllables. It translates to a running road, or a running street. What is a running road?/running street ? ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-german-word-einlaufstrasse/845781/4 "2020-01-02T16:02:51Z")
Thoroughfare. [Try this; it might help.](https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=https://www.baunetzwissen.de/glossar/l/laufstrassen-50675&prev=search) ---
**Author:** ![davidmich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e56c9b/32.png) [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-german-word-einlaufstrasse/845781/5 "2020-01-02T16:03:51Z")
> [@atimnie](#): > > Go to Bing or Google translate, break up the word into syllables. It translates to a running road, or a running street. That’s obviously not the answer. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-german-word-einlaufstrasse/845781/6 "2020-01-02T16:03:54Z")
But if you only translate “einlauf” it comes out as “enema”, but wisdom prevented me from posting that because I’m pretty sure “Enema Street” was not what was intended, although obviously it’s not completely impossible. ---
**Author:** ![davidmich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e56c9b/32.png) [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-german-word-einlaufstrasse/845781/7 "2020-01-02T16:05:05Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Thoroughfare. > > [Try this; it might help.](https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=https://www.baunetzwissen.de/glossar/l/laufstrassen-50675&prev=search) Not very helpful! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Librarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_librarian/32/402_2.png) [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-german-word-einlaufstrasse/845781/8 "2020-01-02T16:06:35Z")
I cannot get to the original text. Einlaufstraße doesn’t really make sense. From context I suspect EinKaufstraße which would translate as “Shopping street”. ---
**Author:** ![davidmich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e56c9b/32.png) [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-german-word-einlaufstrasse/845781/9 "2020-01-02T16:06:43Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Thoroughfare. > > [Try this; it might help.](https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=https://www.baunetzwissen.de/glossar/l/laufstrassen-50675&prev=search) Thank you.That makes sense. Very helpful. ---
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-german-word-einlaufstrasse/845781/10 "2020-01-02T16:31:30Z")
“Entry street” seems to be the more popular translation: Maybe entranceway might be better. From Google Translate: _“Die Einlaufstraße zur Flaschenwaschmaschine”_ = “The entry street to the bottle washing machine” _“Neutorgasse bis zum Weinmarkt die wichtigste Einlaufstraße für Händler und Reisende war, bevor die Eisenbahn in Nürnberg gebaut wurde.”_ = " Neutorgasse was the most important entry road for traders and travelers to the wine market before the railway was built in Nuremberg." ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-german-word-einlaufstrasse/845781/11 "2020-01-02T16:52:34Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > But if you only translate “einlauf” it comes out as “enema”, but wisdom prevented me from posting that because I’m pretty sure “Enema Street” was not what was intended, although obviously it’s not completely impossible. Google translate also shows alternative translations, such as “entry”, and similar forms such as “einlaufen - enter”. And when I used it, it translated “einlaufstrasse” as “incoming road”. ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-german-word-einlaufstrasse/845781/12 "2020-01-02T16:59:28Z")
In the text you link to in the original post it is more likely a typo for Einkaufstrasse, as previously mentioned. The text itself is full of typos and the bit that goes with “Einlaufstrasse ohne Flair” in the heading is: > [@](#): > > Etwas enttäuscht wren wir allerdings von der Einkaufsmeile. Dort befinden sich neben einigen Filialisten auch viele ital. Top-Marken…also wer mal schnell Schuhe für 450EUR braucht! Allerdings hat die Fußgängerzone wenig bis gar kein Flair. Translation mostly courtesy of google translate: > [@](#): > > We were a little disappointed with the shopping area. In addition to some chain stores, there are also many Italian top brands … so if you need shoes for 450EUR quickly! However, the pedestrian zone has little to no flair. ---
**Author:** ![davidmich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e56c9b/32.png) [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-german-word-einlaufstrasse/845781/13 "2020-01-02T17:00:40Z")
> [@bob\_2](#): > > “Entry street” seems to be the more popular translation: Maybe entranceway might be better. > > From Google Translate: > > _“Die Einlaufstraße zur Flaschenwaschmaschine”_ = “The entry street to the bottle washing machine” > > _“Neutorgasse bis zum Weinmarkt die wichtigste Einlaufstraße für Händler und Reisende war, bevor die Eisenbahn in Nürnberg gebaut wurde.”_ = " > Neutorgasse was the most important entry road for traders and travelers to the wine market before the railway was built in Nuremberg." That makes even more sense. I’ll go with ‘entry street’.Thanks bob++ ---
**Author:** ![davidmich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e56c9b/32.png) [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-german-word-einlaufstrasse/845781/14 "2020-01-02T17:03:11Z")
> [@naita](#): > > Google translate also shows alternative translations, such as “entry”, and similar forms such as “einlaufen - enter”. > > And when I used it, it translated “einlaufstrasse” as “incoming road”. Thanks naita. I’ll double-check that word again. I’ll check with some native Germans to find out if the word "Einlaufstraße"is even a word. ---
**Author:** ![Schnitte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/schnitte/32/9033_2.png) [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-german-word-einlaufstrasse/845781/15 "2020-01-02T17:12:52Z")
> [@davidmich](#): > > Thanks naita. I’ll double-check that word again. I’ll check with some native Germans to find out if the word "Einlaufstraße"is even a word. Native German here. I’ve never heard that word before. Which does not necessarily mean much since it is relatively easy in German to build compound words by taking two existing words and joining them together; so it would be conceivable that this writer made up the word on the spot. However, based on the context of that link, I’m willing to bet money that it is a simple typo that should read “Einkaufstraße” (shopping street), as others have said. A dead giveaway for that theory is the fact that the text goes on to speak of the disappointing “Einkaufsmeile”, which is a common term for a (lengthy) shopping street. ---
**Author:** ![davidmich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e56c9b/32.png) [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-german-word-einlaufstrasse/845781/16 "2020-01-02T17:14:59Z")
> [@Schnitte](#): > > Native German here. I’ve never heard that word before. Which does not necessarily mean much since it is relatively easy in German to build compound words by taking two existing words and joining them together; so it would be conceivable that this writer made up the word on the spot. However, based on the context of that link, I’m willing to bet money that it is a simple typo that should read “Einkaufstraße” (shopping street), as others have said. A dead giveaway for that theory is the fact that the text goes on to speak of the disappointing “Einkaufsmeile”, which is a common term for a (lengthy) shopping street. Here it is again. Does it mean thoroughfare or entry street? > **[2010\_Jahresbericht.pdf](https://www.verein-dieschoenemuenchnerin.de/images/PDF/2010_Jahresbericht.pdf)** > > 586.68 KB Es ließen sich nicht viele zum Klatschen oder Winken verführen. Den meisten Beifall bekamen wir auf der Wies’n draußen, wo heuer auch die Einlaufstrasse bis zur Mitte der Schaustellerstrasse gut abgesichert und bewacht wurde. ---
**Author:** ![davidmich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e56c9b/32.png) [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-german-word-einlaufstrasse/845781/17 "2020-01-02T17:16:39Z")
> [@davidmich](#): > > Here it is again. Does it mean thoroughfare or entry street? > > [https://www.verein-dieschoenemuenchnerin.de/images/PDF/2010\_Jahresbericht.pdf](https://www.verein-dieschoenemuenchnerin.de/images/PDF/2010_Jahresbericht.pdf) > > Es ließen sich nicht viele zum Klatschen oder Winken verführen. > Den meisten Beifall bekamen wir auf der Wies’n draußen, wo heuer auch die Einlaufstrasse bis zur Mitte der Schaustellerstrasse gut abgesichert und bewacht wurde. Could it be an Austrian German word? ---
**Author:** ![Schnitte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/schnitte/32/9033_2.png) [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-german-word-einlaufstrasse/845781/18 "2020-01-02T17:38:23Z")
> [@davidmich](#): > > Here it is again. Does it mean thoroughfare or entry street? > > [https://www.verein-dieschoenemuenchnerin.de/images/PDF/2010\_Jahresbericht.pdf](https://www.verein-dieschoenemuenchnerin.de/images/PDF/2010_Jahresbericht.pdf) > > Es ließen sich nicht viele zum Klatschen oder Winken verführen. > Den meisten Beifall bekamen wir auf der Wies’n draußen, wo heuer auch die Einlaufstrasse bis zur Mitte der Schaustellerstrasse gut abgesichert und bewacht wurde. In that context I think “entry street” would be an appropriate translation. More specifically, it seems to mean a main passage into the Oktoberfest area. Since that area is pedestrianised, you can only walk it, not drive on it; which explains that unusual term, because it contains “laufen” (to run) and thus denotes that this street cannot be driven on. I don’t think it’s a permanent street anyway; it’s a temporary passage in the Oktoberfest area running between the rides and beer tents. ---
**Author:** ![Anaglyph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Anaglyph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaglyph)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-german-word-einlaufstrasse/845781/19 "2020-01-02T19:18:54Z")
Are you sure it’s not a typo? In the context, “Einkaufstrasse” (shopping street) would make much more sense, and k and l are right next to each other on the keyboard. ---
**Author:** ![davidmich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e56c9b/32.png) [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2020, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-german-word-einlaufstrasse/845781/20 "2020-01-03T07:59:27Z")
> [@Anaglyph](#): > > Are you sure it’s not a typo? In the context, “Einkaufstrasse” (shopping street) would make much more sense, and k and l are right next to each other on the keyboard. OK. It’s either a typo or a very unusual word, not one I’m going to use. Thank you all. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-german-word-einlaufstrasse/845781.md?page=2)