diff --git a/core/modules/locale/locale.batch.inc b/core/modules/locale/locale.batch.inc
index ea7e0b9..41679d9 100644
--- a/core/modules/locale/locale.batch.inc
+++ b/core/modules/locale/locale.batch.inc
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
  * @see locale_translation_batch_status_compare()
 */
 function locale_translation_batch_status_fetch_remote($source, &$context) {
+  $t = get_t();
   // Check the translation file at the remote server and update the source
   // data with the remote status.
   if (isset($source->files[LOCALE_TRANSLATION_REMOTE])) {
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ function locale_translation_batch_status_fetch_remote($source, &$context) {
       $context['results']['failed_files'][] = $source->name;
     }
     $context['results']['sources'][$source->name][$source->langcode] = $source;
+    $context['message'] = $t('Checked translation file: %name.', array('%name' => $source->name));
   }
 }
 
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ function locale_translation_batch_status_fetch_remote($source, &$context) {
  * @see locale_translation_batch_status_compare()
  */
 function locale_translation_batch_status_fetch_local($sources, &$context) {
+  $t = get_t();
   // Get the status of local translation files and store the result data in the
   // batch results for later processing.
   foreach ($sources as $source) {
@@ -90,6 +93,7 @@ function locale_translation_batch_status_fetch_local($sources, &$context) {
       $context['results']['sources'][$source->name][$source->langcode] = $source;
     }
   }
+  $context['message'] = $t('Checked translation files.');
 }
 
 /**
@@ -244,7 +248,7 @@ function locale_translation_batch_fetch_download($project, $langcode, &$context)
     if (isset($source->type) && $source->type == LOCALE_TRANSLATION_REMOTE) {
       $t = get_t();
       if ($file = locale_translation_download_source($source->files[LOCALE_TRANSLATION_REMOTE])) {
-        $context['message'] = $t('Importing: %name.', array('%name' => $file->filename));
+        $context['message'] = $t('Imported translation file: %name.', array('%name' => $file->filename));
         $source->files[LOCALE_TRANSLATION_DOWNLOADED] = $file;
       }
       else {
@@ -304,7 +308,7 @@ function locale_translation_batch_fetch_import($project, $langcode, $options, &$
         $file = $source_result->files[$import_type];
         module_load_include('bulk.inc', 'locale');
         $options += array(
-          'message' => 'Importing: ' . $file->filename,
+          'message' => $t('Importing translation file: %name', array('%name' => $file->filename)),
         );
         // Import the translation file. For large files the batch operations is
         // progressive and will be called repeatedly untill finished.
@@ -314,7 +318,7 @@ function locale_translation_batch_fetch_import($project, $langcode, $options, &$
         if (isset($context['finished']) && $context['finished'] == 1) {
           // The import is successfull.
           if (isset($context['results']['files'][$file->uri])) {
-            $context['message'] = $t('Imported: %name.', array('%name' => $file->filename));
+            $context['message'] = $t('Imported translation file: %name.', array('%name' => $file->filename));
 
             // Keep the data of imported source. In the following batch
             // operation it will be saved in the {locale_file} table.
@@ -378,6 +382,7 @@ function locale_translation_batch_fetch_import($project, $langcode, $options, &$
  * @see locale_translation_batch_status_compare()
  */
 function locale_translation_batch_fetch_update_status(&$context) {
+  $t = get_t();
   $results = array();
 
   if (isset($context['results']['sources'])) {
@@ -402,6 +407,7 @@ function locale_translation_batch_fetch_update_status(&$context) {
         $context['results']['sources'][$project][$langcode] = $source;
       }
     }
+    $context['message'] = $t('Updated translations.');
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/locale/locale.bulk.inc b/core/modules/locale/locale.bulk.inc
index 46c5453..385f38f 100644
--- a/core/modules/locale/locale.bulk.inc
+++ b/core/modules/locale/locale.bulk.inc
@@ -411,10 +411,10 @@ function locale_translate_batch_import($file, $options, &$context) {
         // http://drupal.org/node/1089472
         $context['finished'] = min(0.95, $report['seek'] / filesize($file->uri));
         if (isset($options['message'])) {
-          $context['message'] = t('@message (@percent%)', array('@message' => $options['message'], '@percent' => (int) ($context['finished'] * 100)));
+          $context['message'] = t('@message (@percent%).', array('@message' => $options['message'], '@percent' => (int) ($context['finished'] * 100)));
         }
         else {
-          $context['message'] = t('Importing file: %filename (@percent%)', array('%filename' => $file->filename, '@percent' => (int) ($context['finished'] * 100)));
+          $context['message'] = t('Importing translation file: %filename (@percent%).', array('%filename' => $file->filename, '@percent' => (int) ($context['finished'] * 100)));
         }
       }
       else {
diff --git a/core/modules/locale/locale.compare.inc b/core/modules/locale/locale.compare.inc
index 0dc9bd8..dc998fb 100644
--- a/core/modules/locale/locale.compare.inc
+++ b/core/modules/locale/locale.compare.inc
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ function locale_translation_check_projects_batch($projects = array(), $langcodes
  *   Batch definition array.
  */
 function locale_translation_batch_status_build($projects = array(), $langcodes = array()) {
+  $t = get_t();
   $projects = $projects ? $projects : array_keys(locale_translation_get_projects());
   $langcodes = $langcodes ? $langcodes : array_keys(locale_translatable_language_list());
 
@@ -304,9 +305,9 @@ function locale_translation_batch_status_build($projects = array(), $langcodes =
 
   $batch = array(
     'operations' => $operations,
-    'title' => t('Checking available translations'),
+    'title' => $t('Checking translations'),
     'finished' => 'locale_translation_batch_status_finished',
-    'error_message' => t('Error checking available interface translation updates.'),
+    'error_message' => $t('Error checking translation updates.'),
     'file' => drupal_get_path('module', 'locale') . '/locale.batch.inc',
   );
   return $batch;
diff --git a/core/modules/locale/locale.fetch.inc b/core/modules/locale/locale.fetch.inc
index b65aa4b..7542086 100755
--- a/core/modules/locale/locale.fetch.inc
+++ b/core/modules/locale/locale.fetch.inc
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ function locale_translation_batch_update_build($projects = array(), $langcodes =
 
   $batch = array(
     'operations' => $operations,
-    'title' => $t('Updating translation.'),
-    'init_message' => $t('Downloading and importing files.'),
-    'error_message' => $t('Error importing interface translations'),
+    'title' => $t('Updating translations'),
+    'init_message' => $t('Downloading and importing translation files.'),
+    'error_message' => $t('Error importing translation files'),
     'finished' => 'locale_translation_batch_fetch_finished',
     'file' => drupal_get_path('module', 'locale') . '/locale.batch.inc',
   );
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ function locale_translation_batch_fetch_build($projects = array(), $langcodes =
   $t = get_t();
   $batch = array(
     'operations' => _locale_translation_fetch_operations($projects, $langcodes, $options),
-    'title' => $t('Updating translation.'),
-    'init_message' => $t('Downloading and importing files.'),
-    'error_message' => $t('Error importing interface translations'),
+    'title' => $t('Updating translations.'),
+    'init_message' => $t('Downloading and importing translation files.'),
+    'error_message' => $t('Error importing translation files'),
     'finished' => 'locale_translation_batch_fetch_finished',
     'file' => drupal_get_path('module', 'locale') . '/locale.batch.inc',
   );