diff --git a/src/unit-manager.c b/src/unit-manager.c
index 01c9fd0..d758eff 100644
--- a/src/unit-manager.c
+++ b/src/unit-manager.c
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ unit_manager_get_default(void)
         Currency *currency = iter->data;
         gchar *format;
         Unit *unit;
-
-        format = g_strdup_printf("%s%%s", currency_get_symbol(currency));
+        /*Translators: result of currency conversion, %s is the symbol, %%s is the placeholder for amount, i.e.: USD100 */
+        format = g_strdup_printf(_("%s%%s"), currency_get_symbol(currency));
         unit = unit_new(currency_get_name(currency), currency_get_display_name(currency), format, NULL, NULL, currency_get_name(currency));
         g_free(format);
 
