diff --git a/bin/addons/base/res/res_user.py b/bin/addons/base/res/res_user.py
index c85f2544e3c..6d1517b7358 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/res/res_user.py
+++ b/bin/addons/base/res/res_user.py
@@ -131,11 +131,14 @@ class users(osv.osv):
         return res
 
     _columns = {
-        'name': fields.char('Name', size=64, required=True, select=True),
-        'login': fields.char('Login', size=64, required=True),
+        'name': fields.char('Name', size=64, required=True, select=True,
+                            help="The new user's real name, used for searching"
+                                 " and most listings"),
+        'login': fields.char('Login', size=64, required=True,
+                             help="Used to log into the system"),
         'password': fields.char('Password', size=64, invisible=True, help="Keep empty if you don't want the user to be able to connect on the system."),
-        'email': fields.char('E-mail', size=64, help='If an email is provided'\
-                             ', the user will be sent a message welcoming him'),
+        'email': fields.char('E-mail', size=64, help='If an email is provided,'
+                             ' the user will be sent a message welcoming him'),
         'signature': fields.text('Signature', size=64),
         'address_id': fields.many2one('res.partner.address', 'Address'),
         'active': fields.boolean('Active'),
@@ -144,10 +147,15 @@ class users(osv.osv):
         'groups_id': fields.many2many('res.groups', 'res_groups_users_rel', 'uid', 'gid', 'Groups'),
         'roles_id': fields.many2many('res.roles', 'res_roles_users_rel', 'uid', 'rid', 'Roles'),
         'rules_id': fields.many2many('ir.rule.group', 'user_rule_group_rel', 'user_id', 'rule_group_id', 'Rules'),
-        'company_id': fields.many2one('res.company', 'Company', help="The company this user is currently working on.", required=True),
+        'company_id': fields.many2one('res.company', 'Company', required=True,
+            help="The company this user is currently working for."),
         'company_ids':fields.many2many('res.company','res_company_users_rel','user_id','cid','Accepted Companies'),
-        'context_lang': fields.selection(_lang_get, 'Language', required=True),
-        'context_tz': fields.selection(_tz_get,  'Timezone', size=64),
+        'context_lang': fields.selection(_lang_get, 'Language', required=True,
+            help="Sets the language for the user's user interface, when UI "
+                 "translations are available"),
+        'context_tz': fields.selection(_tz_get,  'Timezone', size=64,
+            help="The user's timezone, used to perform timezone conversions "
+                 "between the server and the client."),
         'company': fields.selection(_companies_get,  'Company', size=64),
     }
     def read(self,cr, uid, ids, fields=None, context=None, load='_classic_read'):