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GUI: Some names remain translated after changing the language (problem mainly in Safe Mode)

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Mod: Core Topic: User Interface Translation Type: Feature
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Description

### Problem description

When I start FreeCAD and change the language, some items still have the language based on my system locale (Polish). I could then just restart FreeCAD and all items should be back in English then. But I can't do this in Safe Mode.

The following items are still translated when I switch from Polish to English on the welcome screen in Safe Mode:

Start page shortcut buttons:

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Task panel's title (and menu also Model panel's, but it's the same in Polish as in English):

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View --> Panels (panel names there, also in the right-click context menu):

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Notification area:

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I will add more if I find something else.

### Workbench affected?

Core (App, Gui,...)

### Steps to reproduce

If your locale is not English, start FreeCAD in Safe Mode and change to English

### Expected behavior

Everything is in English

### Actual behavior

Some names are still translated

### Development version About Info (in Safe Mode)

```shell
OS: Windows 10 build 19045
Architecture: x86_64
Version: 1.2.0dev.20260311 (Git shallow)
Build date: 2026/03/11 07:18:44
Build type: Release
Branch: (HEAD detached at 03fc08d02)
Hash: 03fc08d02ebbafa0dc7268d8a7f89e17d3b4db87
Python 3.11.15, Qt 6.8.3, Coin 4.0.3, Vtk 9.3.1, boost 1_86, Eigen3 3.4.0, PySide 6.8.3
shiboken 6.8.3, xerces-c 3.3.0, IfcOpenShell 0.8.2, OCC 7.8.1
Locale: Polish/Poland (pl_PL)
Navigation Style/Orbit Style/Rotation Mode: CAD/Rounded Arcball/Window center
Stylesheet/Theme/QtStyle: FreeCAD.qss/FreeCAD Light/
Logical DPI/Physical DPI/Pixel Ratio: 96/90.0633/1
```

### Last known good version (optional)

```shell

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