diff --git a/effects/thumbnailaside_config.ui b/effects/thumbnailaside_config.ui
index 7f2f513c86..df7b222aa3 100644
--- a/effects/thumbnailaside_config.ui
+++ b/effects/thumbnailaside_config.ui
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
       <item row="0" column="0" >
        <widget class="QLabel" name="label" >
         <property name="text" >
-         <string>Maximal &amp;width:</string>
+         <string>Maximum &amp;width:</string>
         </property>
         <property name="buddy" >
          <cstring>spinWidth</cstring>
diff --git a/effects/wobblywindows_config.ui b/effects/wobblywindows_config.ui
index 2877c53b1d..b7f4df37d0 100644
--- a/effects/wobblywindows_config.ui
+++ b/effects/wobblywindows_config.ui
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
           <item row="0" column="0" >
            <widget class="QLabel" name="label" >
             <property name="text" >
-             <string>Horizontal Nodes :</string>
+             <string>Horizontal Nodes:</string>
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
           <item row="1" column="0" >
            <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2" >
             <property name="text" >
-             <string>Vertical Nodes :</string>
+             <string>Vertical Nodes:</string>
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
           <item row="0" column="0" >
            <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3" >
             <property name="text" >
-             <string>Raideur :</string>
+             <string>Stiffness:</string>
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
           <item row="3" column="0" >
            <widget class="QLabel" name="label_4" >
             <property name="text" >
-             <string>Amortissement :</string>
+             <string>Amortissement:</string>
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
           <item row="6" column="0" >
            <widget class="QLabel" name="label_6" >
             <property name="text" >
-             <string>Move Factor :</string>
+             <string>Move Factor:</string>
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>