diff --git a/cura/CuraApplication.py b/cura/CuraApplication.py
index 211c98782e..ab209e83cf 100755
--- a/cura/CuraApplication.py
+++ b/cura/CuraApplication.py
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ class CuraApplication(QtApplication):
 
     @pyqtProperty(str, notify = sceneBoundingBoxChanged)
     def getSceneBoundingBoxString(self):
-        return self._i18n_catalog.i18nc("@info", "%(width).1f x %(depth).1f x %(height).1f mm") % {'width' : self._scene_bounding_box.width.item(), 'depth': self._scene_bounding_box.depth.item(), 'height' : self._scene_bounding_box.height.item()}
+        return self._i18n_catalog.i18nc("@info 'width', 'depth' and 'height' are variable names that must NOT be translated; just translate the format of ##x##x## mm.", "%(width).1f x %(depth).1f x %(height).1f mm") % {'width' : self._scene_bounding_box.width.item(), 'depth': self._scene_bounding_box.depth.item(), 'height' : self._scene_bounding_box.height.item()}
 
     def updatePlatformActivity(self, node = None):
         count = 0