feat(i18n): harmonize French translation to informal tone by WOLFLEVRAI · Pull Request #300 · tryliner/desktop

WOLFLEVRAI · 2026-10-27T11:08:46Z

What

Harmonizes French translations across the application to consistently use the informal "tu" form instead of the formal "vous".

Why

Per docs/I18N.md guidelines ("Use the informal 'you' where the language has a choice (ты, ти, du, tu)"), French should use an informal and approachable tone, matching the styling choices in other locales like German, Russian, and Ukrainian. Some strings were still using formal "vous" phrasing and plural imperative verbs.

How

Updated src/languages/locales/fr.json to replace remaining formal pronouns (vous, votre, vos) and 2nd person plural imperatives (choisissez, connectez-vous, vérifiez) with their informal counterparts (tu, ton/ta/tes, choisis, connecte-toi, vérifie).

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pnpm test src/languages and pnpm exec tsc -b pass, and src/languages/locales/fr.json formatting matches Prettier
Follows AGENTS.md: no comments in code, files under 150 lines, imports only point down the FSD layers, no any
Screenshot or recording attached for UI changes
Tested in the running app, not only in unit tests
docs/PRIVACY.md updated if this changes what the app sends off the device (N/A - no telemetry or network changes)
New strings added to en.json (other languages are optional) (N/A - translation update only, no new keys introduced)

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Localization
- French interface text now uses informal singular address (“tu”) across common actions, home and library screens, login and account verification, player prompts, settings, and profile controls.
- Updated French text also covers YouTube and Discord settings, import review, connectivity guidance, updater messages, and YouTube authentication.
- Added French text for offline mixes, cached and downloaded liked tracks, download and storage controls and statuses, connectivity states, and offline playback.
- Added messages for playlist and home-feed loading errors, YouTube availability, and human verification.

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Add the English keys for the new French plural forms to en.json.

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Review comments at @src/languages/locales/fr.json:
- Around line 821-823: Add English translations for saving_one, saving_many,
saving_other, limit_one, limit_many, and limit_other in en.json before relying
on the French entries; preserve matching {count} placeholders and use the plural
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French localization strings now use informal singular address across app areas. New strings cover library storage, loading errors, connectivity, offline playback, and human verification.

Changes: French UI localization

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Library, playback, and import strings `src/languages/locales/fr.json`	Library, search, playback, and import strings use informal singular address. New text covers offline library sections, empty states, and loading errors.
Account and profile strings `src/languages/locales/fr.json`	Login, registration, verification, account-linking, sign-out, and profile strings use informal singular address. Human-verification messages are added.
Settings and storage strings `src/languages/locales/fr.json`	Settings, shortcuts, cache, storage, privacy, and support strings use informal singular address. New strings describe storage controls and statuses.
Connectivity and service messages `src/languages/locales/fr.json`	YouTube and Discord prompts, connectivity guidance, updater instructions, and offline-playback strings use informal singular address. New messages cover connectivity states and recovery.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~8 minutes

Change: Other

Possibly related PRs

tryliner/desktop#322: Adds French strings for offline mode, storage, cached tracks, saved tracks, local music, and connectivity, which overlap with the areas updated here.
tryliner/desktop#274: Adds French local-audio and device-storage strings, which overlap with the local-library and storage copy updated here.
tryliner/desktop#240: Adds French translations for YouTube, Discord, player, library, and account screens, where this change revises existing copy.

Suggested reviewers: okalexj

Merge Risk: Low · up to 7e2ea

The French updates retain working fallback behavior. Add the missing English plural keys to satisfy the localization requirements; the remaining risk is bounded and does not block normal use.

Architecture risk: Low · up to 12085

The change affects 1 system.

Changed systems: src

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observed — src (service) was modified; 1 changed file maps to changed impact.

Before / after behavior

observed — Modified behavior in src/languages/locales/fr.json: The app description changes from formal to informal singular address.
observed — Modified behavior in src/languages/locales/fr.json: The import hint changes from formal to informal address.
observed — Modified behavior in src/languages/locales/fr.json: Confirmation, library-removal, playlist-import, link-pasting, magic-link, and SoundCloud import text changes to informal singular address; unchanged labels and descriptions remain as before.
observed — Modified behavior in src/languages/locales/fr.json: The search suggestion changes to informal singular address.

Pre-merge checks: 5

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Review comments at @src/languages/locales/fr.json:
- Line 129: Update the select_playlist value to use natural, informal French
that clearly asks which playlist to remove the current track from, while
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- Line 99: Update the French strings for import_playlist_description,
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- Line 1236: Update the French issue_youtube_blocked_title entry to avoid a
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- Around line 817-820: Update the `liked_status` entries in the French locale to
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on the French entries; preserve matching {count} placeholders and use the plural
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+        "saving_one": "Téléchargement… {count} restant",
+        "saving_many": "Téléchargement… {count} de restants",
+        "saving_other": "Téléchargement… {count} restants",


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rg -n '"(saving|saving_one|saving_many|saving_other|limit|limit_one|limit_many|limit_other)"' src/languages/locales/en.json src/languages/locales/fr.json

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# Locate parity/key checks and plural handling in the languages area and config rg -n -F --glob '!node_modules' -e 'en.json' -e '_one' -e '_other' -e 'pluralSeparator' -e 'compatibilityJSON' -e 'resources' -- src/languages package.json tsconfig.json 2>/dev/null || test "$?" -eq 1 echo '---listing languages dir---' rg --files -g '*' src/languages || test "$?" -eq 1 echo '---plural-suffixed keys in en.json---' rg -n -e '"[a-zA-Z_]+_(one|many|other)"' src/languages/locales/en.json || test "$?" -eq 1 echo '---plural-suffixed keys in fr.json (count)---' rg -c -e '"[a-zA-Z_]+_(one|many|other)"' src/languages/locales/fr.json || test "$?" -eq 1 echo '---i18next init---' rg -n -F -e 'i18next' -e 'initReactI18next' -e 'fallbackLng' -- src || test "$?" -eq 1

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ast-grep outline src/languages/translator.ts --view expanded echo '---translator.ts---' nl -ba src/languages/translator.ts | sed -n '1,200p' echo '---translator.test.ts grep---' rg -n -F -e 'en.json' -e 'fr.json' -e 'Object.keys' -e 'parity' -e 'plural' -e 'one' -e 'other' -- src/languages/translator.test.ts src/languages/locale.test.ts || test "$?" -eq 1 echo '---locale.test.ts head---' nl -ba src/languages/locale.test.ts | sed -n '1,120p'

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git cat-file -t b15ead19d2a51595e7894f51b22123daf442a0b8 2>/dev/null || git rev-parse --verify b15ead19d2a51595e7894f51b22123daf442a0b8^{commit} echo '---base en.json plural/saving/limit keys---' git show b15ead19d2a51595e7894f51b22123daf442a0b8:src/languages/locales/en.json | rg -n -e '"saving' -e '"limit' || test "$?" -eq 1 echo '---base fr.json saving/limit keys---' git show b15ead19d2a51595e7894f51b22123daf442a0b8:src/languages/locales/fr.json | rg -n -e '"saving' -e '"limit' || test "$?" -eq 1 echo '---head en.json saving/limit keys---' rg -n -e '"saving' -e '"limit' -- src/languages/locales/en.json || test "$?" -eq 1

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Add the English keys for the new French plural forms to en.json.

fr.json adds saving_one, saving_many, saving_other, limit_one, limit_many, and limit_other. en.json has no matching keys; its saving and limit entries are unsuffixed. Add the English keys first, as the project's I18N guide requires. Rendering does not fail today, because the translator falls back to the unsuffixed key.

As per path instructions, "Check that every key exists in en.json, {placeholders} match the English string, and plural keys use the forms the language needs (see docs/I18N.md)."

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