diff --git a/addons/web/i18n/fr.po b/addons/web/i18n/fr.po
index 134f1d4c05b..d40f49e31e7 100644
--- a/addons/web/i18n/fr.po
+++ b/addons/web/i18n/fr.po
@@ -1556,3 +1556,63 @@ msgstr "Pour plus d'informations veuillez consulter"
 #: addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml:1823
 msgid "OpenERP.com"
 msgstr "OpenERP.com"
+
+#. openerp-web
+msgid "timeago-prefixAgo"
+msgstr "Il y a"
+
+#. openerp-web
+msgid "timeago-prefixFromNow"
+msgstr " "
+
+#. openerp-web
+msgid "timeago-suffixAgo"
+msgstr " "
+
+#. openerp-web
+msgid "timeago-suffixFromNow"
+msgstr " "
+
+#. openerp-web
+msgid "less than a minute"
+msgstr "moins d'une minute"
+
+#. openerp-web
+msgid "about a minute"
+msgstr "environ une minute"
+
+#. openerp-web
+msgid "%d minutes"
+msgstr "%d minutes"
+
+#. openerp-web
+msgid "about an hour"
+msgstr "environ une heure"
+
+#. openerp-web
+msgid "%d hours"
+msgstr "%d heures"
+
+#. openerp-web
+msgid "a days"
+msgstr "un jours"
+
+#. openerp-web
+msgid "%d days"
+msgstr "%d jours"
+
+#. openerp-web
+msgid "about a month"
+msgstr "environ un mois"
+
+#. openerp-web
+msgid "%d mois"
+msgstr "%d mois"
+
+#. openerp-web
+msgid "about a year"
+msgstr "environ un an"
+
+#. openerp-web
+msgid "%d years"
+msgstr "%d ans"
diff --git a/addons/web/static/lib/jquery.timeago/jquery.timeago.js b/addons/web/static/lib/jquery.timeago/jquery.timeago.js
index 14177473973..341a1841c94 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/lib/jquery.timeago/jquery.timeago.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/lib/jquery.timeago/jquery.timeago.js
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@
       refreshMillis: 60000,
       allowFuture: false,
       strings: {
-        prefixAgo: null,
-        prefixFromNow: null,
-        suffixAgo: "ago",
-        suffixFromNow: "from now",
+        prefixAgo: "timeago-prefixAgo",
+        prefixFromNow: "timeago-prefixFromNow",
+        suffixAgo: "timeago-suffixAgo", //ago
+        suffixFromNow: "timeago-suffixFromNow", //from now
         seconds: "less than a minute",
         minute: "about a minute",
         minutes: "%d minutes",