diff --git a/CompoundFilter.py b/CompoundFilter.py
index 549207f..5676da6 100644
--- a/CompoundFilter.py
+++ b/CompoundFilter.py
@@ -231,8 +231,8 @@ class _CommandCompoundFilter:
         else:
             mb = QtGui.QMessageBox()
             mb.setIcon(mb.Icon.Warning)
-            mb.setText(_translate("Lattice_CompoundFilter", "Select a shape that is a compound, first! Second selected item (optional) will be treated as a stencil.", None))
-            mb.setWindowTitle(_translate("Lattice_CompoundFilter","Bad selection", None))
+            mb.setText(translate("Lattice_CompoundFilter", "Select a shape that is a compound, first! Second selected item (optional) will be treated as a stencil.", None))
+            mb.setWindowTitle(translate("Lattice_CompoundFilter","Bad selection", None))
             mb.exec_()
             
     def IsActive(self):
@@ -276,8 +276,8 @@ class _CommandExplode:
         else:
             mb = QtGui.QMessageBox()
             mb.setIcon(mb.Icon.Warning)
-            mb.setText(_translate("Lattice_CompoundFilter", "Select a shape that is a compound, first!", None))
-            mb.setWindowTitle(_translate("Lattice_CompoundFilter","Bad selection", None))
+            mb.setText(translate("Lattice_CompoundFilter", "Select a shape that is a compound, first!", None))
+            mb.setWindowTitle(translate("Lattice_CompoundFilter","Bad selection", None))
             mb.exec_()
             
     def IsActive(self):
diff --git a/FuseCompound.py b/FuseCompound.py
index a198a58..460f49c 100644
--- a/FuseCompound.py
+++ b/FuseCompound.py
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ class _CommandFuseCompound:
         else:
             mb = QtGui.QMessageBox()
             mb.setIcon(mb.Icon.Warning)
-            mb.setText(_translate("Lattice_FuseCompound", "Select a shape that is a compound whose children intersect, first!", None))
-            mb.setWindowTitle(_translate("Lattice_FuseCompound","Bad selection", None))
+            mb.setText(translate("Lattice_FuseCompound", "Select a shape that is a compound whose children intersect, first!", None))
+            mb.setWindowTitle(translate("Lattice_FuseCompound","Bad selection", None))
             mb.exec_()
             
     def IsActive(self):
diff --git a/latticeBoundBox.py b/latticeBoundBox.py
index 1df559a..6486ff8 100644
--- a/latticeBoundBox.py
+++ b/latticeBoundBox.py
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ class _CommandBoundBox:
         else:
             mb = QtGui.QMessageBox()
             mb.setIcon(mb.Icon.Warning)
-            mb.setText(_translate("Lattice_BoundBox", "Select a shape to make a bounding box for, first!", None))
-            mb.setWindowTitle(_translate("Lattice_BoundBox","Bad selection", None))
+            mb.setText(translate("Lattice_BoundBox", "Select a shape to make a bounding box for, first!", None))
+            mb.setWindowTitle(translate("Lattice_BoundBox","Bad selection", None))
             mb.exec_()
             
     def IsActive(self):
diff --git a/latticeCommon.py b/latticeCommon.py
index 1cadfc5..2fb2f72 100644
--- a/latticeCommon.py
+++ b/latticeCommon.py
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ except AttributeError:
         return s
 try:
     _encoding = QtGui.QApplication.UnicodeUTF8
-    def _translate(context, text, disambig):
+    def translate(context, text, disambig):
         return QtGui.QApplication.translate(context, text, disambig, _encoding)
 except AttributeError:
-    def _translate(context, text, disambig):
+    def translate(context, text, disambig):
         return QtGui.QApplication.translate(context, text, disambig)
 #--------------------------/translation-related code ----------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/latticeDowngrade.py b/latticeDowngrade.py
index 5017018..f59a97a 100644
--- a/latticeDowngrade.py
+++ b/latticeDowngrade.py
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ class _CommandLatticeDowngrade:
         else:
             mb = QtGui.QMessageBox()
             mb.setIcon(mb.Icon.Warning)
-            mb.setText(_translate("Lattice_Downgrade", "Select a shape to downgrade, first!", None))
-            mb.setWindowTitle(_translate("Lattice_Downgrade","Bad selection", None))
+            mb.setText(translate("Lattice_Downgrade", "Select a shape to downgrade, first!", None))
+            mb.setWindowTitle(translate("Lattice_Downgrade","Bad selection", None))
             mb.exec_()
             
     def IsActive(self):