diff --git a/src/AudioControls.ui b/src/AudioControls.ui
index 3db6af485..a531df131 100644
--- a/src/AudioControls.ui
+++ b/src/AudioControls.ui
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 <item>
 <widget class="ImageButton" name="prevButton">
 <property name="text">
-<string>Prev</string>
+<string notr="true" extracomment="not translatable because is placeholder text">Prev</string>
 </property>
 </widget>
 </item>
@@ -83,14 +83,14 @@
 <item>
 <widget class="ImageButton" name="playPauseButton">
 <property name="text">
-<string>Play</string>
+<string notr="true" extracomment="not translatable because is placeholder text">Play</string>
 </property>
 </widget>
 </item>
 <item>
 <widget class="ImageButton" name="pauseButton">
 <property name="text">
-<string>Pause</string>
+<string notr="true" extracomment="not translatable because is placeholder text">Pause</string>
 </property>
 </widget>
 </item>
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 <item>
 <widget class="ImageButton" name="nextButton">
 <property name="text">
-<string>Next</string>
+<string notr="true" extracomment="not translatable because is placeholder text">Next</string>
 </property>
 </widget>
 </item>
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
 </size>
 </property>
 <property name="text">
-<string>Artist</string>
+<string notr="true" extracomment="not translatable because is placeholder text">Artist</string>
 </property>
 </widget>
 </item>
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
 </size>
 </property>
 <property name="text">
-<string>Album</string>
+<string notr="true" extracomment="not translatable because is placeholder text">Album</string>
 </property>
 </widget>
 </item>
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@
 <cursorShape>PointingHandCursor</cursorShape>
 </property>
 <property name="text">
-<string>social</string>
+<string notr="true" extracomment="not translatable because is placeholder text">social</string>
 </property>
 </widget>
 </item>
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@
 <cursorShape>PointingHandCursor</cursorShape>
 </property>
 <property name="text">
-<string>love</string>
+<string notr="true" extracomment="not translatable because is placeholder text">love</string>
 </property>
 </widget>
 </item>
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
 <cursorShape>PointingHandCursor</cursorShape>
 </property>
 <property name="text">
-<string>resolver</string>
+<string notr="true" extracomment="not translatable because is placeholder text">resolver</string>
 </property>
 </widget>
 </item>
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@
 <item>
 <widget class="QLabel" name="timeLabel">
 <property name="text">
-<string>Time</string>
+<string notr="true" extracomment="not translatable because is placeholder text">Time</string>
 </property>
 <property name="alignment">
 <set>Qt::AlignLeft|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@
 <item>
 <widget class="QLabel" name="timeLeftLabel">
 <property name="text">
-<string>Time Left</string>
+<string notr="true" extracomment="not translatable because is placeholder text">Time Left</string>
 </property>
 <property name="alignment">
 <set>Qt::AlignRight|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@
 </sizepolicy>
 </property>
 <property name="text">
-<string>Shuffle</string>
+<string notr="true" extracomment="not translatable because is placeholder text">Shuffle</string>
 </property>
 </widget>
 </item>
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@
 </sizepolicy>
 </property>
 <property name="text">
-<string>Repeat</string>
+<string notr="true" extracomment="not translatable because is placeholder text">Repeat</string>
 </property>
 </widget>
 </item>
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@
 </sizepolicy>
 </property>
 <property name="text">
-<string>Low</string>
+<string notr="true" extracomment="not translatable because is placeholder text">Low</string>
 </property>
 </widget>
 </item>
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@
 </sizepolicy>
 </property>
 <property name="text">
-<string>High</string>
+<string notr="true" extracomment="not translatable because is placeholder text">High</string>
 </property>
 </widget>
 </item>
diff --git a/src/SearchBox.ui b/src/SearchBox.ui
index 95e9a248d..c77443773 100644
--- a/src/SearchBox.ui
+++ b/src/SearchBox.ui
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Form</string>
+   <string notr="true" extracomment="not translatable because not shown to the user">Form</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
    <item>
diff --git a/src/Settings_Accounts.ui b/src/Settings_Accounts.ui
index de51ed1f0..a0154bcba 100644
--- a/src/Settings_Accounts.ui
+++ b/src/Settings_Accounts.ui
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Form</string>
+   <string notr="true" extracomment="not translatable because not shown to the user">Form</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
    <property name="margin">
diff --git a/src/Settings_Advanced.ui b/src/Settings_Advanced.ui
index e7e9a5dd7..08636c286 100644
--- a/src/Settings_Advanced.ui
+++ b/src/Settings_Advanced.ui
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
    </sizepolicy>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Form</string>
+   <string notr="true" extracomment="not translatable because not shown to the user">Form</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
    <property name="margin">
diff --git a/src/Settings_Collection.ui b/src/Settings_Collection.ui
index 6579d2d51..590d46fea 100644
--- a/src/Settings_Collection.ui
+++ b/src/Settings_Collection.ui
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
    </sizepolicy>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Form</string>
+   <string notr="true" extracomment="not translatable because not shown to the user">Form</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
    <property name="margin">
diff --git a/src/SocialWidget.ui b/src/SocialWidget.ui
index 636dfaa24..155fa7112 100644
--- a/src/SocialWidget.ui
+++ b/src/SocialWidget.ui
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Form</string>
+   <string notr="true" extracomment="not translatable because not shown to the user">Form</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
    <property name="spacing">
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
           </size>
          </property>
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Cover</string>
+          <string notr="true" extracomment="not translatable because is placeholder text">Cover</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
        <item>
         <widget class="QLabel" name="charsLeftLabel">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>TextLabel</string>
+          <string notr="true" extracomment="not translatable because is placeholder text">TextLabel</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
diff --git a/src/accounts/zeroconf/ConfigWidget.ui b/src/accounts/zeroconf/ConfigWidget.ui
index 58633a017..84390fa37 100644
--- a/src/accounts/zeroconf/ConfigWidget.ui
+++ b/src/accounts/zeroconf/ConfigWidget.ui
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Form</string>
+   <string notr="true" extracomment="not translatable because not shown to the user">Form</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
    <property name="topMargin">
diff --git a/src/accounts/zeroconf/ZeroconfAccount.cpp b/src/accounts/zeroconf/ZeroconfAccount.cpp
index b337b48e1..e2cf9a674 100644
--- a/src/accounts/zeroconf/ZeroconfAccount.cpp
+++ b/src/accounts/zeroconf/ZeroconfAccount.cpp
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ ZeroconfFactory::icon() const
 ZeroconfAccount::ZeroconfAccount( const QString& accountId )
     : Account( accountId )
 {
-    setAccountServiceName( "Local Network" );
-    setAccountFriendlyName( "Local Network" );
+    setAccountServiceName( tr( "Local Network" ) );
+    setAccountFriendlyName( tr( "Local Network" ) );
 
     setTypes( SipType );
 }
diff --git a/src/accounts/zeroconf/ZeroconfAccount.h b/src/accounts/zeroconf/ZeroconfAccount.h
index 136c971c0..fc7a939ae 100644
--- a/src/accounts/zeroconf/ZeroconfAccount.h
+++ b/src/accounts/zeroconf/ZeroconfAccount.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public:
     virtual ~ZeroconfFactory();
 
     virtual QString factoryId() const { return "zeroconfaccount"; }
-    virtual QString prettyName() const { return "Local Network"; }
+    virtual QString prettyName() const { return tr( "Local Network" ); }
     QString description() const { return tr( "Automatically connect to Tomahawks on the local network" ); }
     virtual bool isUnique() const { return true; }
     AccountTypes types() const { return AccountTypes( SipType ); };
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/Query.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/Query.cpp
index 378bb8d0c..47e5852fc 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/Query.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/Query.cpp
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ Query::socialActionDescription( const QString& action, DescriptionMode mode ) co
             desc += " " + tr( "and" ) + " <b>" + tr( "%n other(s)", "", loveCounter - 3 ) + "</b>";
 
         if ( mode == Short )
-            desc = "<b>" + tr( "%1 people" ).arg( loveCounter ) + "</b>";
+            desc = "<b>" + tr( "%n people", "", loveCounter ) + "</b>";
 
         desc += " " + tr( "loved this track" ); //FIXME: more action descs required
     }
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/TomahawkSettings.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/TomahawkSettings.cpp
index 0aa059583..ad3f9e855 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/TomahawkSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/TomahawkSettings.cpp
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ TomahawkSettings::doUpgrade( int oldVersion, int newVersion )
             }
             else if ( pluginName == "sipzeroconf" )
             {
-                setValue( QString( "accounts/%1/accountfriendlyname" ).arg( accountKey ), "Local Network" );
+                setValue( QString( "accounts/%1/accountfriendlyname" ).arg( accountKey ), tr( "Local Network" ) );
             }
 
             beginGroup( "accounts/" + accountKey );
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/accounts/lastfm/LastFmConfig.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/accounts/lastfm/LastFmConfig.cpp
index 9d985f156..1351df07e 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/accounts/lastfm/LastFmConfig.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/accounts/lastfm/LastFmConfig.cpp
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ LastFmConfig::onHistoryLoaded()
     {
         if ( m_page != total )
         {
+            //: Text on a button that resumes import
             m_ui->importHistory->setText( tr( "History Incomplete. Resume" ) );
             m_ui->importHistory->setEnabled( true );
         }
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/accounts/lastfm/LastFmConfig.ui b/src/libtomahawk/accounts/lastfm/LastFmConfig.ui
index 19629957b..969b2aa16 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/accounts/lastfm/LastFmConfig.ui
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/accounts/lastfm/LastFmConfig.ui
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Form</string>
+   <string notr="true" extracomment="not translatable because not shown to the user">Form</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
    <item>
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/accounts/spotify/SpotifyAccountConfig.ui b/src/libtomahawk/accounts/spotify/SpotifyAccountConfig.ui
index d465487a1..129d8a129 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/accounts/spotify/SpotifyAccountConfig.ui
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/accounts/spotify/SpotifyAccountConfig.ui
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
    </sizepolicy>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Form</string>
+   <string notr="true" extracomment="not translatable because not shown to the user">Form</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
    <item>
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/context/ContextWidget.ui b/src/libtomahawk/context/ContextWidget.ui
index 5282df4ad..f47b6a15f 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/context/ContextWidget.ui
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/context/ContextWidget.ui
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
    </size>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>InfoBar</string>
+   <string notr="true" comment="not translatable because not shown to the user">InfoBar</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
    <item>
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/filemetadata/MetadataEditor.ui b/src/libtomahawk/filemetadata/MetadataEditor.ui
index 0729627d6..5ea2401d4 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/filemetadata/MetadataEditor.ui
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/filemetadata/MetadataEditor.ui
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Form</string>
+   <string notr="true" extracomment="not translatable because not shown to the user">Form</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
    <item>
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/infobar/InfoBar.ui b/src/libtomahawk/infobar/InfoBar.ui
index afb8d6cc9..a24e59030 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/infobar/InfoBar.ui
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/infobar/InfoBar.ui
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
    </size>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>InfoBar</string>
+   <string notr="true" extracomment="not translatable because not shown to the user">InfoBar</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_3">
    <item>
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/QueueView.ui b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/QueueView.ui
index fba21c5b1..faae65081 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/QueueView.ui
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/QueueView.ui
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
    </size>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>InfoBar</string>
+   <string notr="true" extracomment="not translatable because not shown to the user">InfoBar</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
    <item>
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/utils/GuiHelpers.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/utils/GuiHelpers.cpp
index a682f8b9c..2342c5344 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/utils/GuiHelpers.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/utils/GuiHelpers.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ createAccountFromFactory( Tomahawk::Accounts::AccountFactory* factory, QWidget*
     {
 #ifdef Q_WS_MAC
         // on osx a sheet needs to be non-modal
-        DelegateConfigWrapper* dialog = new DelegateConfigWrapper( account->configurationWidget(), account->aboutWidget(), QString("%1 Config" ).arg( account->accountFriendlyName() ), parent, Qt::Sheet );
+        DelegateConfigWrapper* dialog = new DelegateConfigWrapper( account->configurationWidget(), account->aboutWidget(), QObject::tr( "%1 Config" ).arg( account->accountFriendlyName() ), parent, Qt::Sheet );
         dialog->setProperty( "accountplugin", QVariant::fromValue< QObject* >( account ) );
 
         UtilsObject* obj = new UtilsObject( dialog );
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ createAccountFromFactory( Tomahawk::Accounts::AccountFactory* factory, QWidget*
 
         dialog->show();
 #else
-        DelegateConfigWrapper dialog( account->configurationWidget(), account->aboutWidget(), QString("%1 Config" ).arg( account->accountFriendlyName() ), parent );
+        DelegateConfigWrapper dialog( account->configurationWidget(), account->aboutWidget(), QObject::tr( "%1 Config" ).arg( account->accountFriendlyName() ), parent );
         QWeakPointer< DelegateConfigWrapper > watcher( &dialog );
 
         if( account->configurationWidget()->metaObject()->indexOfSignal( "dataError(bool)" ) > -1 )
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ openAccountConfig( Tomahawk::Accounts::Account* account, QWidget* parent, bool s
     if( account->configurationWidget() )
     {
 #ifndef Q_OS_MAC
-        DelegateConfigWrapper dialog( account->configurationWidget(), account->aboutWidget(), QString("%1 Configuration" ).arg( account->accountFriendlyName() ), parent );
+        DelegateConfigWrapper dialog( account->configurationWidget(), account->aboutWidget(), QObject::tr("%1 Configuration" ).arg( account->accountFriendlyName() ), parent );
         dialog.setShowDelete( showDelete );
         QWeakPointer< DelegateConfigWrapper > watcher( &dialog );
         int ret = dialog.exec();
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ openAccountConfig( Tomahawk::Accounts::Account* account, QWidget* parent, bool s
         }
 #else
         // on osx a sheet needs to be non-modal
-        DelegateConfigWrapper* dialog = new DelegateConfigWrapper( account->configurationWidget(), account->aboutWidget(), QString("%1 Configuration" ).arg( account->accountFriendlyName() ), parent, Qt::Sheet );
+        DelegateConfigWrapper* dialog = new DelegateConfigWrapper( account->configurationWidget(), account->aboutWidget(), QObject::tr("%1 Configuration" ).arg( account->accountFriendlyName() ), parent, Qt::Sheet );
         dialog->setShowDelete( showDelete );
         dialog->setProperty( "accountplugin", QVariant::fromValue< QObject* >( account ) );
         UtilsObject* obj = new UtilsObject( dialog );
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/infowidgets/AlbumInfoWidget.ui b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/infowidgets/AlbumInfoWidget.ui
index d565c3776..a4d3b1b66 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/infowidgets/AlbumInfoWidget.ui
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/infowidgets/AlbumInfoWidget.ui
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Form</string>
+   <string notr="true" extracomment="not translatable because not shown to the user">Form</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
    <property name="spacing">
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         </size>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Cover</string>
+        <string notr="true" extracomment="not translatable because is placeholder text">Cover</string>
        </property>
        <property name="alignment">
         <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/infowidgets/ArtistInfoWidget.ui b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/infowidgets/ArtistInfoWidget.ui
index b4bed1aea..3ad93f889 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/infowidgets/ArtistInfoWidget.ui
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/infowidgets/ArtistInfoWidget.ui
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Form</string>
+   <string notr="true" extracomment="not translatable because not shown to the user">Form</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
    <property name="spacing">
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         </size>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Cover</string>
+        <string notr="true" extracomment="not translatable because is placeholder text">Cover</string>
        </property>
        <property name="alignment">
         <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/infowidgets/TrackInfoWidget.ui b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/infowidgets/TrackInfoWidget.ui
index 926ffe2f6..9a36699d3 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/infowidgets/TrackInfoWidget.ui
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/infowidgets/TrackInfoWidget.ui
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Form</string>
+   <string notr="true" extracomment="not translatable because not shown to the user">Form</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
    <property name="spacing">
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         </size>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Cover</string>
+        <string notr="true" extracomment="not translatable because is placeholder test">Cover</string>
        </property>
        <property name="alignment">
         <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
         </size>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Statistics</string>
+        <string notr="true" extracomment="not translatable because is placeholder test">Statistics</string>
        </property>
        <property name="alignment">
         <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>