feeder / access road
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access road / feeder
A road, railway line, or flight connection that leads to a main traffic artery, such as a highway, or to a transport hub, such as an airport.
Wir nahmen den Zubringer zur Autobahn A7, um den Stadtverkehr zu umgehen.
We took the access road to the A7 highway to avoid city traffic.
feeder
A person who brings other people or things to a particular place or service.
Er arbeitete als Zubringer für einen exklusiven Club und brachte neue, zahlungskräftige Gäste.
He worked as a feeder for an exclusive club and brought in new, wealthy guests.
feeder
A technical component that automatically feeds material, such as screws, paper, or raw materials, into a machine.
Der Zubringer des Druckers ist blockiert, deshalb zieht er kein Papier mehr ein.
The printer's feeder is blocked, so it no longer pulls in any paper.
'Zubringer' is derived from the separable verb 'zubringen' (to bring to; zu + bringen). The ending '-er' refers to a person or thing that performs this action. A 'Zubringer' is therefore something or someone that brings something to a destination.
Der Lieferservice fungiert als Zubringer für viele Restaurants in der Stadt.
The delivery service functions as a feeder for many restaurants in the city.
You can recognize the meaning from the context: with 'Autobahn' (highway), 'Flughafen' (airport), or 'Verkehr' (traffic), it means a road. With 'Maschine' (machine), 'Drucker' (printer), or 'Material' (material), it refers to a technical part. In other cases, often with verbs like 'arbeiten als' (to work as), it means a person.
Der Zubringer zur Messe war komplett überlastet.
The access road to the trade fair was completely overloaded.
In transport contexts, 'Zubringer' is often used with the preposition 'zu' or 'zur' to indicate the destination. Typical phrases are 'der Zubringer zur Autobahn' (the access road to the highway) or 'einen Zubringer nehmen' (to take an access road).
Folgen Sie dem Zubringer, um zum Flughafen zu gelangen.
Follow the access road to get to the airport.
In technical contexts, 'Zubringer' often describes a component that automatically feeds material. Common problems are that the feeder is 'blockiert' (blocked), 'verstopft' (clogged), or 'defekt' (defective).
Der Techniker muss den Zubringer der Verpackungsmaschine reparieren.
The technician has to repair the feeder of the packaging machine.
connection
Der Anschluss refers to the specific public transport connection you want to catch after arriving. Der Zubringer, by contrast, is the connection or route that takes travelers to a transport hub or a main route. Use „Anschluss“ for changing to another connection and „Zubringer“ for the route leading to the hub.
Der Zubringer vom Bahnhof bringt die Reisenden direkt zum Flughafen.
The feeder route from the train station takes travelers directly to the airport.
Wegen der Verspätung haben wir den Anschluss zum Flughafen gerade noch erreicht.
Because of the delay, we only just caught our connection to the airport.
