[wp-polyglots] Translations too long

[Nikolay Bachiyski]

Suggested dealing with long translations, which get out of their box
or break layout:

0. Get creative. Choose a shorter translation. Languages, other than
English, tend to be too verbose.

1. Abbreviate. Not applicable in all case, but worth trying.

2. Place a <locale>.php file in wp-content/languages, which changes
the layout through CSS. Andrew has a good example for making the menu
10px wider:

http://trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/8472/ru_RU.php

Please, use the last technique as a last resort only! It can break
other parts of the layout and will be a hell for maintenance.

Happy translating,
Nikolay.