MetaMask / MetaMask/metamask-extension

[Bug]: Display issues in "Settings" for multiple languages

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Description

### Describe the bug

There are two display issues for several languages in the MetaMask extension:

1. There is an incorrect break in "Security and Privacy": "Security and priva / cy", for the languages: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese and Arabic.

2. The translation of the word "Settings" does not fit the screen for the following languages: Ukrainian, Tagalog, Swedish, Serbian, Brazilian Portuguese, Filipino, Norwegian, Dutch, Malayam, Lithuanian, Italian, Bahasa, French, Spanish (Latina America, Spanish (Spain), German, Danish, Catalan.

Please see all the relevant screenshots in this file:

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wD_YaYNZcnsO1512mv0G1FK5TowQmHh4f4XTSvc_FXY/edit?usp=sharing](url)

### Steps to reproduce

1. Change the language in the MetaMask extension to any of the indicated locales
2. Go to Settings
3. Notice the incorrect display

### Error messages or log output

```shell
No error message. It is only a display issue.
```

### Version

10.32.0

### Build type

None

### Browser

Brave

### Operating system

MacOS

### Hardware wallet

_No response_

### Additional context

_No response_

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by reproducing the Settings display issues in the MetaMask extension with the locales listed in the report, using the linked screenshots as the reference. Locate the Settings and Security and Privacy UI or locale entries, then verify that the affected translations fit correctly without an unwanted break across the listed languages.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
frontend, internationalization
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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