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+{
+  "nav.recording": "Recording",
+  "nav.hardware": "Hardware",
+  "nav.storage": "Storage",
+  "nav.calendar": "Calendar",
+  "nav.sync": "Sync",
+  "nav.ai": "AI",
+  "nav.mcp": "MCP server",
+  "nav.privacy": "Privacy",
+  "nav.about": "About",
+  "nav.language": "Language",
+
+  "settings.language.title": "Language",
+  "settings.language.display": "Display language",
+  "settings.language.display_hint": "The language of the app interface. Adding a language is as simple as dropping in one translation file.",
+
+  "settings.transcription.title": "Transcription Language",
+  "settings.transcription.label": "Language",
+  "settings.transcription.auto": "Auto-detect",
+  "settings.transcription.applies_hint": "Applies to the next recording. The language actually used is shown on each meeting afterward."
+}