diff --git a/gramps/cli/clidbman.py b/gramps/cli/clidbman.py
index 7f5cab052..e21d826c5 100644
--- a/gramps/cli/clidbman.py
+++ b/gramps/cli/clidbman.py
@@ -194,9 +194,9 @@ class CLIDbManager:
                 for item in sorted(summary):
                     if item != "Family Tree":
                         # translators: needed for French, ignore otherwise
-                        print(_("   %(item)s: %(summary)s") % {
-                            'item' : item,
-                            'summary' : summary[item]})
+                        print('   ' + _("%(str1)s: %(str2)s"
+                                       ) % {'str1' : item,
+                                            'str2' : summary[item]})
 
     def family_tree_summary(self, database_names=None):
         """
diff --git a/gramps/gui/plug/_windows.py b/gramps/gui/plug/_windows.py
index bda6bdd90..bb03cd334 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/plug/_windows.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/plug/_windows.py
@@ -1111,9 +1111,9 @@ class UpdateAddons(ManagedWindow):
         last_category = None
         for (status,plugin_url,plugin_dict) in addon_update_list:
             count = get_count(addon_update_list, plugin_dict["t"])
-            category = _("%(adjective)s: %(addon)s") % {
-                "adjective": status,
-                "addon": _(plugin_dict["t"])}
+            # translators: needed for French, ignore otherwise
+            category = _("%(str1)s: %(str2)s") % {'str1' : status,
+                                                  'str2' : _(plugin_dict["t"])}
             if last_category != category:
                 last_category = category
                 node = self.list.add([False, # initially selected?
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/gramplet/whatsnext.py b/gramps/plugins/gramplet/whatsnext.py
index 15af24da2..c50b0cd61 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/gramplet/whatsnext.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/gramplet/whatsnext.py
@@ -489,9 +489,10 @@ class WhatNextGramplet(Gramplet):
             missingbits.append(_("place unknown"))
 
         if missingbits:
-            return [_("%(type)s: %(list)s") % {
-                'type': event.get_type(),
-                'list': _(", ").join(missingbits)}]
+            # translators: needed for French, ignore otherwise
+            return [_("%(str1)s: %(str2)s"
+                     ) % {'str1' : event.get_type(),
+                          'str2' : _(", ").join(missingbits)}]
         else:
             return []
 
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/textreport/detancestralreport.py b/gramps/plugins/textreport/detancestralreport.py
index 6ff34be31..2170479cd 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/textreport/detancestralreport.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/textreport/detancestralreport.py
@@ -365,10 +365,10 @@ class DetAncestorReport(Report):
                 self.doc.start_paragraph('DAR-MoreDetails')
                 atype = self._get_type(alt_name.get_type())
                 self.doc.write_text_citation(
-                    self._('%(name_kind)s: %(name)s%(endnotes)s'
-                          ) % {'name_kind' : self._(atype),
-                               'name'      : alt_name.get_regular_name(),
-                               'endnotes'  : self.endnotes(alt_name)})
+                    self._('%(type)s: %(value)s%(endnotes)s'
+                          ) % {'type' : self._(atype),
+                               'value' : alt_name.get_regular_name(),
+                               'endnotes' : self.endnotes(alt_name)})
                 self.doc.end_paragraph()
 
         if self.inc_events:
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/textreport/detdescendantreport.py b/gramps/plugins/textreport/detdescendantreport.py
index 8dce58e36..2566a918f 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/textreport/detdescendantreport.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/textreport/detdescendantreport.py
@@ -895,10 +895,10 @@ class DetDescendantReport(Report):
                 atype = self._get_type(alt_name.get_type())
                 aname = alt_name.get_regular_name()
                 self.doc.write_text_citation(
-                    self._('%(name_kind)s: %(name)s%(endnotes)s'
-                          ) % {'name_kind' : self._(atype),
-                               'name'      : aname,
-                               'endnotes'  : self.endnotes(alt_name)})
+                    self._('%(type)s: %(value)s%(endnotes)s'
+                          ) % {'type' : self._(atype),
+                               'value' : aname,
+                               'endnotes' : self.endnotes(alt_name)})
                 self.doc.end_paragraph()
 
         if self.inc_events:
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/webreport/narrativeweb.py b/gramps/plugins/webreport/narrativeweb.py
index 83a675bd5..d66d56023 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/webreport/narrativeweb.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/webreport/narrativeweb.py
@@ -1060,9 +1060,9 @@ class BasePage:
         attrlist.extend(event_ref.get_attribute_list())
         for attr in attrlist:
             htmllist.extend(Html("p",
-                                 _("%(type)s: %(value)s") % {
-                                     'type'  : Html("b", attr.get_type()),
-                                     'value' : attr.get_value()
+                                 _("%(str1)s: %(str2)s") % {
+                                     'str1' : Html("b", attr.get_type()),
+                                     'str2' : attr.get_value()
                                      }))
 
             #also output notes attached to the attributes
@@ -2599,9 +2599,9 @@ class BasePage:
                                           [self._("Confidence"), conf]]:
                         if data:
                             tmp += Html("li",
-                                        _("%(label)s: %(data)s") % {
-                                            'label' : label,
-                                            'data'  : data
+                                        _("%(str1)s: %(str2)s") % {
+                                            'str1' : label,
+                                            'str2' : data
                                             })
                     if self.create_media:
                         for media_ref in sref.get_media_list():
@@ -2649,9 +2649,9 @@ class BasePage:
                         if this_note is not None:
                             format = self.get_note_format(this_note, True)
                             tmp += Html("li",
-                                        _("%(type)s: %(format)s") % {
-                                            'type' : str(this_note.get_type()),
-                                            'format' : format
+                                        _("%(str1)s: %(str2)s") % {
+                                            'str1' : str(this_note.get_type()),
+                                            'str2' : format
                                             })
                     if tmp:
                         cit_ref_li += tmp