diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidrunnerworker.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidrunnerworker.cpp
index c650b5e1364..549458323cc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidrunnerworker.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidrunnerworker.cpp
@@ -309,10 +309,12 @@ static ExecutableItem removeForwardPortRecipe(RunnerStorage *storage, const QStr
         process.setCommand(storage->adbCommand({"forward", port, adbArg}));
     };
     const auto onForwardPortDone = [storage, port, portType](DoneWith result) {
-        if (result == DoneWith::Success)
+        if (result == DoneWith::Success) {
             storage->m_afterFinishAdbCommands.push_back("forward --remove " + port);
-        else
+        } else {
+            //: %1 = QML/JDB/C++
             storage->m_glue->setFinished(Tr::tr("Failed to forward %1 debugging ports.").arg(portType));
+        }
     };
 
     return Group {
diff --git a/src/plugins/axivion/axivionperspective.cpp b/src/plugins/axivion/axivionperspective.cpp
index d4714231dc2..ff5f3e11e9c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/axivion/axivionperspective.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/axivion/axivionperspective.cpp
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ IssuesWidget::IssuesWidget(QWidget *parent)
     QPalette palette = Utils::creatorTheme()->palette();
     palette.setColor(QPalette::Text, Utils::creatorColor(Theme::TextColorError));
     m_errorEdit->setPalette(palette);
-    QPushButton *openPref = new QPushButton(Tr::tr("Open Preferences"), errorWidget);
+    QPushButton *openPref = new QPushButton(Tr::tr("Open Preferences..."), errorWidget);
     connect(openPref, &QPushButton::clicked,
             this, []{ ICore::showOptionsDialog("Axivion.Settings.General"); });
     using namespace Layouting;
diff --git a/src/plugins/axivion/axivionsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/axivion/axivionsettings.cpp
index eb6369410e3..dc6214e6633 100644
--- a/src/plugins/axivion/axivionsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/axivion/axivionsettings.cpp
@@ -272,8 +272,9 @@ bool AxivionSettings::updateDashboardServers(const QList<AxivionServer> &other,
     const LoopList iterator(keysToRemove);
 
     const auto onDeleteKeySetup = [iterator](CredentialQuery &query) {
-        MessageManager::writeSilently(Tr::tr("Axivion: Deleting Api token for %1 as respective "
-                                             "dashboard server was removed.").arg(*iterator));
+        MessageManager::writeSilently(Tr::tr("Axivion: Deleting API token for %1 as respective "
+                                             "dashboard server was removed.")
+                                          .arg(*iterator));
         query.setOperation(CredentialOperation::Delete);
         query.setService(s_axivionKeychainService);
         query.setKey(*iterator);
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolscompilationdb.cpp b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolscompilationdb.cpp
index 42512af680e..2504bed7749 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolscompilationdb.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolscompilationdb.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ ClangToolsCompilationDb::ClangToolsCompilationDb(ClangToolType toolType)
         d->readyAndUpToDate = success;
         if (success) {
             Core::MessageManager::writeSilently(
-                Tr::tr("Compilation database for %1 successfully generated at %2.")
+                Tr::tr("Compilation database for %1 successfully generated at \"%2\".")
                     .arg(d->toolName(), d->dir.path().toUserOutput()));
         } else {
             Core::MessageManager::writeDisrupting(
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ void ClangToolsCompilationDb::Private::generate()
         generatorWatcher.cancel();
 
     Core::MessageManager::writeSilently(
-        Tr::tr("Generating compilation database for %1 at %2 ...")
+        Tr::tr("Generating compilation database for %1 at \"%2\" ...")
             .arg(clangToolName(toolType), dir.path().toUserOutput()));
 
     const auto getCompilerOptionsBuilder = [this](const ProjectPart &pp) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/compilerexplorer/compilerexplorereditor.cpp b/src/plugins/compilerexplorer/compilerexplorereditor.cpp
index c27db8307bf..43086b9061b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/compilerexplorer/compilerexplorereditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/compilerexplorer/compilerexplorereditor.cpp
@@ -1139,7 +1139,7 @@ QWidget *Editor::toolBar()
 
         QAction *setUrlAction = new QAction();
         setUrlAction->setIcon(Utils::Icons::SETTINGS_TOOLBAR.icon());
-        setUrlAction->setToolTip(Tr::tr("Change backend URL"));
+        setUrlAction->setToolTip(Tr::tr("Change backend URL."));
         connect(setUrlAction, &QAction::triggered, this, [this] {
             bool ok;
             QString text = QInputDialog::getText(
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/iversioncontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/iversioncontrol.cpp
index 11219d18e7d..ce77c42b5f6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/iversioncontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/iversioncontrol.cpp
@@ -251,15 +251,15 @@ QString IVersionControl::modificationToText(const IVersionControl::FileState &st
     using CIVF = Core::IVersionControl::FileState;
     switch (state) {
     case CIVF::AddedState:
-        return Tr::tr("Version control state: added");
+        return Tr::tr("Version control state: added.");
     case CIVF::ModifiedState:
-        return Tr::tr("Version control state: modified");
+        return Tr::tr("Version control state: modified.");
     case CIVF::DeletedState:
-        return Tr::tr("Version control state: deleted");
+        return Tr::tr("Version control state: deleted.");
     case CIVF::RenamedState:
-        return Tr::tr("Version control state: renamed");
+        return Tr::tr("Version control state: renamed.");
     case CIVF::UnmanagedState:
-        return Tr::tr("Version control state: untracked");
+        return Tr::tr("Version control state: untracked.");
     default:
         return {};
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
index bb7509ddebc..2e523d63c84 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
@@ -1655,8 +1655,9 @@ void DebuggerPluginPrivate::attachToLastCore()
     LastCore lastCore = getLastCore();
     QGuiApplication::restoreOverrideCursor();
     if (!lastCore) {
-        AsynchronousMessageBox::warning(Tr::tr("Warning"),
-                                        Tr::tr("coredumpctl did not find any cores created by systemd-coredump"));
+        AsynchronousMessageBox::warning(
+            Tr::tr("Warning"),
+            Tr::tr("coredumpctl did not find any cores created by systemd-coredump."));
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/lua/luaplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/lua/luaplugin.cpp
index 5e3fd921640..07661245121 100644
--- a/src/plugins/lua/luaplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/lua/luaplugin.cpp
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ public:
             &LuaPlugin::onEditorOpened);
 
         ActionBuilder(this, Id(ACTION_SCRIPTS_BASE).withSuffix("current"))
-            .setText(Tr::tr("Run current Script"))
+            .setText(Tr::tr("Run Current Script"))
             .addOnTriggered([]() {
                 if (auto textEditor = TextEditor::BaseTextEditor::currentTextEditor()) {
                     const FilePath path = textEditor->document()->filePath();
@@ -449,8 +449,8 @@ public:
                 auto menu = container->menu();
                 menu->setTitle(script.baseName());
                 ActionBuilder(this, base)
-                    .setText(Tr::tr("%1").arg(script.baseName()))
-                    .setToolTip(Tr::tr("Run script '%1'").arg(script.toUserOutput()))
+                    .setText(script.baseName())
+                    .setToolTip(Tr::tr("Run script \"%1\"").arg(script.toUserOutput()))
                     .addOnTriggered([script]() { runScript(script); });
                 connect(menu->addAction(Tr::tr("Run")), &QAction::triggered, this, [script]() {
                     runScript(script);
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ public:
         if (content) {
             Lua::runScript(QString::fromUtf8(*content), script.fileName());
         } else {
-            MessageManager::writeFlashing(Tr::tr("Failed to read script %1: %2")
+            MessageManager::writeFlashing(Tr::tr("Failed to read script \"%1\": %2")
                                               .arg(script.toUserOutput())
                                               .arg(content.error()));
         }
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
index 6dc4424a8f0..249c9ac603a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
@@ -2546,10 +2546,11 @@ FilePairs ProjectExplorerPlugin::renameFiles(
         }
         QString renamedOnlyString;
         if (!renamedOnly.isEmpty()) {
-            renamedOnlyString = Tr::tr(
-                        "<br>The following files were renamed, but their project files could not "
-                        "be updated accordingly: %1")
-                    .arg(pathsAsHtmlList(renamedOnly));
+            renamedOnlyString
+                = "<br>"
+                  + Tr::tr("The following files were renamed, but their project files could not "
+                           "be updated accordingly: %1")
+                        .arg(pathsAsHtmlList(renamedOnly));
         }
         QTimer::singleShot(
                     0, m_instance, [message = QString(failedRenamingsString + renamedOnlyString)] {
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.cpp
index 5f6c48fea56..50d81a8ff07 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.cpp
@@ -998,7 +998,8 @@ QString ToolchainBundle::displayName() const
         name.append(' ').append(Abi::toString(abi.wordWidth()));
     if (!cmd.exists())
         return name;
-    return Tr::tr("%1 at %2").arg(name, cmd.toUserOutput());
+    //: toolchain 'name' at 'path'
+    return Tr::tr("%1 at \"%2\"").arg(name, cmd.toUserOutput());
 }
 
 ToolchainBundle::Valid ToolchainBundle::validity() const
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchainconfigwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchainconfigwidget.cpp
index 6ae4cbd5770..db6dc8ded72 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchainconfigwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchainconfigwidget.cpp
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ void ToolchainConfigWidget::setupCompilerPathChoosers()
     bundle().forEach<Toolchain>([&](const Toolchain &tc) {
         const QString name = !nameLabelString.isEmpty()
                 ? nameLabelString
+                //: %1 = programming language
                 : Tr::tr("%1 compiler path").arg(
                                        ToolchainManager::displayNameOfLanguageId(tc.language()));
         const auto commandChooser = new PathChooser(this);
diff --git a/src/plugins/python/pythonsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/python/pythonsettings.cpp
index 6240499f2dc..fa978b17857 100644
--- a/src/plugins/python/pythonsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/python/pythonsettings.cpp
@@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@ Utils::ListModel<ProjectExplorer::Interpreter> *createInterpreterModel(QObject *
     model->setDataAccessor([](const Interpreter &interpreter, int column, int role) -> QVariant {
         if (interpreter.id == "none") {
             if (role == Qt::DisplayRole)
-                return Tr::tr("none");
+                return Tr::tr("None");
             if (role == KitAspect::IsNoneRole)
                 return true;
             return {};