-const string NAME_TEAM_1 = _("Red");
-const string NAME_TEAM_2 = _("Blue");
-const string NAME_TEAM_3 = _("Yellow");
-const string NAME_TEAM_4 = _("Pink");
-const string NAME_TEAM = _("Team");
-const string NAME_NEUTRAL = _("Neutral");
+// must be #defined, const globals drop the translation attribute
+#define NAME_TEAM_1 _("Red")
+#define NAME_TEAM_2 _("Blue")
+#define NAME_TEAM_3 _("Yellow")
+#define NAME_TEAM_4 _("Pink")
+#define NAME_TEAM _("Team")
+#define NAME_NEUTRAL _("Neutral")