diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/audio_trigger_properties_box.cc b/gtk2_ardour/audio_trigger_properties_box.cc
index 67d2919c1d..1c1594d780 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/audio_trigger_properties_box.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/audio_trigger_properties_box.cc
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ AudioTriggerPropertiesBox::on_trigger_changed (const PBD::PropertyChange& pc)
 		sprintf(buf, "%3.2f", at->segment_tempo ());
 		_abpm_label.set_text (buf);
 
-		ArdourWidgets::set_tooltip (_abpm_label, string_compose ("Clip Tempo, used for stretching.  Estimated tempo (from file) was: %1", trigger->estimated_tempo ()));
+		ArdourWidgets::set_tooltip (_abpm_label, string_compose (_("Clip Tempo, used for stretching. Estimated tempo (from file) was: %1"), trigger->estimated_tempo ()));
 
 		int beats = round(at->segment_beatcnt());
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
index 68392be790..764a05d8da 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
@@ -8252,7 +8252,7 @@ edit your ardour.rc file to set the\n\
 	}
 
 	if (ntracks > 0) {
-			prompt += "\n" + string_compose ("(You may also lose the playlists associated with the %1)", trackstr) + "\n";
+			prompt += "\n" + string_compose (_("You may also lose the playlists associated with the %1"), trackstr) + "\n";
 	}
 
 	prompt += "\n" + string(_("This action cannot be undone, and the session file will be overwritten!"));