diff --git a/pyfpdb/AbsoluteToFpdb.py b/pyfpdb/AbsoluteToFpdb.py
index 31e21764..7cef8c68 100755
--- a/pyfpdb/AbsoluteToFpdb.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/AbsoluteToFpdb.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class Absolute(HandHistoryConverter):
     def readHandInfo(self, hand):
         m = self.re_HandInfo.search(hand.handText)
         if(m == None):
-            logging.info("Didn't match re_HandInfo")
+            logging.info(_("Didn't match re_HandInfo"))
             logging.info(hand.handText)
             return None
         logging.debug("HID %s, Table %s" % (m.group('HID'),  m.group('TABLE')))
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ class Absolute(HandHistoryConverter):
         hand.setCommunityCards(street=street, cards=cards)
 
     def readAntes(self, hand):
-        logging.debug("reading antes")
+        logging.debug(_("reading antes"))
         m = self.re_Antes.finditer(hand.handText)
         for player in m:
             logging.debug("hand.addAnte(%s,%s)" %(player.group('PNAME'), player.group('ANTE')))
@@ -230,17 +230,17 @@ class Absolute(HandHistoryConverter):
     def readBringIn(self, hand):
         m = self.re_BringIn.search(hand.handText,re.DOTALL)
         if m:
-            logging.debug("Player bringing in: %s for %s" %(m.group('PNAME'),  m.group('BRINGIN')))        
+            logging.debug(_("Player bringing in: %s for %s" %(m.group('PNAME'),  m.group('BRINGIN'))))
             hand.addBringIn(m.group('PNAME'),  m.group('BRINGIN'))
         else:
-            logging.warning("No bringin found.")
+            logging.warning(_("No bringin found."))
 
     def readBlinds(self, hand):
         m = self.re_PostSB.search(hand.handText)
         if m is not None:
             hand.addBlind(m.group('PNAME'), 'small blind', m.group('SB'))
         else:
-            logging.debug("No small blind")
+            logging.debug(_("No small blind"))
             hand.addBlind(None, None, None)
         for a in self.re_PostBB.finditer(hand.handText):
             hand.addBlind(a.group('PNAME'), 'big blind', a.group('BB'))
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ class Absolute(HandHistoryConverter):
     
     def readStudPlayerCards(self, hand, street):
         # lol. see Plymouth.txt
-        logging.warning("Absolute readStudPlayerCards is only a stub.")
+        logging.warning(_("Absolute readStudPlayerCards is only a stub."))
         #~ if street in ('THIRD', 'FOURTH',  'FIFTH',  'SIXTH'):
             #~ hand.addPlayerCards(player = player.group('PNAME'), street = street,  closed = [],  open = [])
 
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ class Absolute(HandHistoryConverter):
             elif action.group('ATYPE') == ' complete to': # TODO: not supported yet ?
                 hand.addComplete( street, action.group('PNAME'), action.group('BET'))
             else:
-                logging.debug("Unimplemented readAction: %s %s" %(action.group('PNAME'),action.group('ATYPE'),))
+                logging.debug(_("Unimplemented readAction: %s %s" %(action.group('PNAME'),action.group('ATYPE'),)))
 
 
     def readShowdownActions(self, hand):
@@ -334,9 +334,9 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     config =  Configuration.Config(None)
 
     parser = OptionParser()
-    parser.add_option("-i", "--input", dest="ipath", help="parse input hand history", default="-")
-    parser.add_option("-o", "--output", dest="opath", help="output translation to", default="-")
-    parser.add_option("-f", "--follow", dest="follow", help="follow (tail -f) the input", action="store_true", default=False)
+    parser.add_option("-i", "--input", dest="ipath", help=_("parse input hand history"), default="-")
+    parser.add_option("-o", "--output", dest="opath", help=_("output translation to"), default="-")
+    parser.add_option("-f", "--follow", dest="follow", help=_("follow (tail -f) the input"), action="store_true", default=False)
     parser.add_option("-q", "--quiet",
                   action="store_const", const=logging.CRITICAL, dest="verbosity", default=logging.INFO)
     parser.add_option("-v", "--verbose",