diff --git a/gtk/torrent-cell-renderer.c b/gtk/torrent-cell-renderer.c
index d6f8f3dc6..19796e4b6 100644
--- a/gtk/torrent-cell-renderer.c
+++ b/gtk/torrent-cell-renderer.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ getShortTransferString( const tr_stat * torStat,
         tr_strlspeed( upStr, torStat->pieceUploadSpeed, sizeof( upStr ) );
 
     if( haveDown && haveUp )
-        /* Translators: do not translate the "speed|" disambiguation prefix.
+        /* Translators: "speed|" is here for disambiguation.  Please remove it from your translation.
            %1$s is the download speed
            %2$s is the upload speed */
         g_snprintf( buf, buflen, Q_(
diff --git a/gtk/tr-window.c b/gtk/tr-window.c
index 1ff765395..b8e05b506 100644
--- a/gtk/tr-window.c
+++ b/gtk/tr-window.c
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ updateStats( PrivateData * p )
         tr_sessionGetStats( session, &stats );
         tr_strlsize( up, stats.uploadedBytes, sizeof( up ) );
         tr_strlsize( down, stats.downloadedBytes, sizeof( down ) );
-        /* Translators: do not translate the "size|" disambiguation prefix.
+        /* Translators: "size|" is here for disambiguation.  Please remove it from your translation.
            %1$s is the size of the data we've downloaded
            %2$s is the size of the data we've uploaded */
         g_snprintf( buf, sizeof( buf ), Q_(
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ updateStats( PrivateData * p )
         tr_sessionGetCumulativeStats( session, &stats );
         tr_strlsize( up, stats.uploadedBytes, sizeof( up ) );
         tr_strlsize( down, stats.downloadedBytes, sizeof( down ) );
-        /* Translators: do not translate the "size|" disambiguation prefix.
+        /* Translators: "size|" is here for disambiguation.  Please remove it from your translation.
            %1$s is the size of the data we've downloaded
            %2$s is the size of the data we've uploaded */
         g_snprintf( buf, sizeof( buf ), Q_(