diff --git a/i18n/qgis_de.ts b/i18n/qgis_de.ts
index 7f5abaa5d02..d26d6902e33 100644
--- a/i18n/qgis_de.ts
+++ b/i18n/qgis_de.ts
@@ -8107,17 +8107,17 @@ Fehler war:%2</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
         <location filename="../src/core/qgscoordinatetransform.cpp" line="456"/>
-        <source>inverse</source>
+        <source>inverse transform</source>
         <translation>Rücktransformation</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
         <location filename="../src/core/qgscoordinatetransform.cpp" line="463"/>
-        <source>forward</source>
+        <source>forward transform</source>
         <translation>Transformation</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
         <location filename="../src/core/qgscoordinatetransform.cpp" line="483"/>
-        <source>%1 transform of
+        <source>%1 of
 %2
 failed with error: %3
 </source>
diff --git a/src/core/qgscoordinatetransform.cpp b/src/core/qgscoordinatetransform.cpp
index 6017a9c43a4..c1dc3a08047 100644
--- a/src/core/qgscoordinatetransform.cpp
+++ b/src/core/qgscoordinatetransform.cpp
@@ -453,14 +453,14 @@ void QgsCoordinateTransform::transformCoords( const int& numPoints, double *x, d
   if ( direction == ReverseTransform )
   {
     projResult = pj_transform( mDestinationProjection, mSourceProjection, numPoints, 0, x, y, z );
-    dir = tr( "inverse" );
+    dir = tr( "inverse transform" );
   }
   else
   {
     assert( mSourceProjection != 0 );
     assert( mDestinationProjection != 0 );
     projResult = pj_transform( mSourceProjection, mDestinationProjection, numPoints, 0, x, y, z );
-    dir = tr( "forward" );
+    dir = tr( "forward transform" );
   }
 
   if ( projResult != 0 )
@@ -480,10 +480,10 @@ void QgsCoordinateTransform::transformCoords( const int& numPoints, double *x, d
       }
     }
 
-    QString msg = tr("%1 transform of\n%2\nfailed with error: %3\n")
+    QString msg = tr("%1 of\n%2\nfailed with error: %3\n")
 	                  .arg( dir )
 	                  .arg( points )
-	                  .arg( QString::fromUtf8( pj_strerrno( projResult ) ) ) );
+	                  .arg( QString::fromUtf8( pj_strerrno( projResult ) ) );
 
     QgsDebugMsg( "Projection failed emitting invalid transform signal: " + msg );