diff --git a/gramps/cli/arghandler.py b/gramps/cli/arghandler.py
index 66ed3e470..6e3248c6c 100644
--- a/gramps/cli/arghandler.py
+++ b/gramps/cli/arghandler.py
@@ -414,7 +414,8 @@ class ArgHandler(object):
                 print(_("Family Tree \"%s\":") % summary[_("Family Tree")])
                 for item in sorted(summary):
                     if item != "Family Tree":
-                        print("   %s: %s" % (item, summary[item]))
+                        # translators: needed for French, ignore otherwise
+                        print(_("   %s: %s") % (item, summary[item]))
             sys.exit(0)
            
         if self.list_table:
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/textreport/familygroup.py b/gramps/plugins/textreport/familygroup.py
index 6447a78b3..e2ea3e74d 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/textreport/familygroup.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/textreport/familygroup.py
@@ -121,10 +121,10 @@ class FamilyGroup(Report):
                         # translators: needed for Arabic, ignore otherwise
                         descr += self._("; ")
                     attr_type = self._get_type(attr.get_type())
-                    descr += "%(type)s: %(value)s" % {
-                                    'type'  : self._(attr_type),
-                                    'value' : attr.get_value()
-                                    }            
+                    # translators: needed for French, ignore otherwise
+                    descr += self._("%(str1)s: %(str2)s") % {
+                                          'str1' : self._(attr_type),
+                                          'str2' : attr.get_value() }
 
         self.doc.start_row()
         self.doc.start_cell("FGR-TextContents")
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/textreport/indivcomplete.py b/gramps/plugins/textreport/indivcomplete.py
index ce9d58476..3443d69cf 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/textreport/indivcomplete.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/textreport/indivcomplete.py
@@ -562,10 +562,12 @@ class IndivCompleteReport(Report):
         self.doc.start_row()
 
         self.doc.start_cell('IDS-NormalCell')
-        self.normal_paragraph("%s:" % self._("Name"))
-        self.normal_paragraph("%s:" % self._("Gender"))
-        self.normal_paragraph("%s:" % self._("Father"))
-        self.normal_paragraph("%s:" % self._("Mother"))
+        # translators: needed for French, ignore otherwise
+        ignore4 = self._("%s:")
+        self.normal_paragraph(self._("%s:") % self._("Name"))
+        self.normal_paragraph(self._("%s:") % self._("Gender"))
+        self.normal_paragraph(self._("%s:") % self._("Father"))
+        self.normal_paragraph(self._("%s:") % self._("Mother"))
         self.doc.end_cell()
 
         self.doc.start_cell('IDS-NormalCell')
@@ -593,7 +595,10 @@ class IndivCompleteReport(Report):
                                               crop=media0.get_rectangle())
                 else:
                     self._user.warn(_("Could not add photo to page"),
-                          "%s: %s" % (filename, _('File does not exist')))
+                                    # translators: for French, else ignore
+                                    _("%(str1)s: %(str2)s") %
+                                         {'str1' : filename,
+                                          'str2' : _('File does not exist') } )
         self.doc.end_cell()
 
         self.doc.end_row()