Why are some items not translated in Odoo?

Question

I have a problem with translations in Project module. Some menu items are not translated. What could be the problem?

Here project_view.xml

<!-- Top menu item -->
<menuitem name="Project"
    id="base.menu_main_pm"
    groups="group_project_manager,group_project_user"
    icon="fa-calendar"
    web_icon="project,static/description/icon.png"
    sequence="50"/>

Here ru.po

#. module: project
#: model:ir.model,name:project.model_project_project
#: model:ir.model.fields,field_description:project.field_project_task_history_cumulative_project_id
#: model:ir.model.fields,field_description:project.field_project_task_project_id
#: model:ir.model.fields,field_description:project.field_report_project_task_user_project_id
#: model:ir.ui.view,arch_db:project.edit_project
#: model:ir.ui.view,arch_db:project.view_task_form2
#: model:ir.ui.view,arch_db:project.view_task_history_search
#: model:ir.ui.view,arch_db:project.view_task_project_user_search
#: model:ir.ui.view,arch_db:project.view_task_search_form
#: model:res.request.link,name:project.req_link_project
msgid "Project"
msgstr "Проект"

Answer 1

I've also had this problem with translations. I had updated module base a lot of times too and it worked, but sometimes it wasn't necessary. What I did is the next process:

• Go to Settings > Translations > Load a Translation, select your language and check the box Overwrite Existing Terms, then click on Load button.

• After that, press F5 to refresh the browser, then go to Settings > Translations > Application Terms > Synchronize Terms, select your language and click on Update. Then press again F5 to see if your terms have been updated.

Regards.

Answer 2

Sometimes translations don't work very well. Try pressing the "Update" button in the "Base" module. This should solve the problem.

Update: 21 nov 2019

I do not know in older versions, but now there are more options in command line to update, import and export translations. The argument --i18n-overwrite might be useful in your case:

Use these options to translate Odoo to another language. See i18n
section of the user manual. Option '-d' is mandatory. Option '-l' is
mandatory in case of importation

--load-language=LOAD_LANGUAGE
                    specifies the languages for the translations you want
                    to be loaded
-l LANGUAGE, --language=LANGUAGE
                    specify the language of the translation file. Use it
                    with --i18n-export or --i18n-import
--i18n-export=TRANSLATE_OUT
                    export all sentences to be translated to a CSV file, a
                    PO file or a TGZ archive and exit
--i18n-import=TRANSLATE_IN
                    import a CSV or a PO file with translations and exit.
                    The '-l' option is required.
--i18n-overwrite    overwrites existing translation terms on updating a
                    module or importing a CSV or a PO file.
--modules=TRANSLATE_MODULES
                    specify modules to export. Use in combination with
                    --i18n-export

Answer 3

Sometimes, is not enough to update the base module. I implemented a solution based on a post. What I do is clear the whole language using a query, and then reload the language again using. "Load a Translation" from config menu.

The query that made it possible, is the following, for example for es_CL:

DELETE FROM ir_translation WHERE lang = 'es_CL';

I've put this in a module, which you can use to adapt it to your needs:

https://github.com/odoo-chile/l10n_cl_clear_translation

When this module is instaled it runs the query. Then you can reload your language using the menu.