diff --git a/gnucash/gtkbuilder/dialog-preferences.glade b/gnucash/gtkbuilder/dialog-preferences.glade
index 43c5745083..e252ea2f4d 100644
--- a/gnucash/gtkbuilder/dialog-preferences.glade
+++ b/gnucash/gtkbuilder/dialog-preferences.glade
@@ -47,23 +47,23 @@
     </columns>
     <data>
       <row>
-        <col id="0" translatable="yes">US</col>
-        <col id="1" translatable="yes">07/31/2013</col>
+        <col id="0" translatable="yes" comments="Date format label for 07/31/2013">US</col>
+        <col id="1" comments="Translation is futile here">07/31/2013</col>
       </row>
       <row>
-        <col id="0" translatable="yes">UK</col>
-        <col id="1" translatable="yes">31/07/2013</col>
+        <col id="0" translatable="yes" comments="Date format label for 31/07/2013">UK</col>
+        <col id="1">31/07/2013</col>
       </row>
       <row>
-        <col id="0" translatable="yes">Europe</col>
-        <col id="1" translatable="yes">31.07.2013</col>
+        <col id="0" translatable="yes" comments="Date format label for 31.07.2013">Europe</col>
+        <col id="1">31.07.2013</col>
       </row>
       <row>
-        <col id="0" translatable="yes">ISO</col>
-        <col id="1" translatable="yes">2013-07-31</col>
+        <col id="0" translatable="yes" comments="Date format label for 2013-07-31">ISO</col>
+        <col id="1">2013-07-31</col>
       </row>
       <row>
-        <col id="0" translatable="yes">Locale</col>
+        <col id="0" translatable="yes" comments="Label for locale settings of formats, …">Locale</col>
         <col id="1" comments="Because it will be overwritten no translation is reqired">(dummy)</col>
       </row>
     </data>