diff --git a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagerutil.lua b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagerutil.lua
index 6d694f01f..5d2aa9936 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagerutil.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagerutil.lua
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ function filemanagerutil.genStatusButtonsRow(doc_settings_or_file, caller_callba
     end
     local function genStatusButton(to_status)
         return {
-            text = BookList.getBookStatusString(to_status) .. (status == to_status and "  ✓" or ""),
+            text = BookList.getBookStatusString(to_status, false, true) .. (status == to_status and "  ✓" or ""),
             enabled = status ~= to_status,
             callback = function()
                 summary.status = to_status
diff --git a/frontend/ui/widget/booklist.lua b/frontend/ui/widget/booklist.lua
index d7ad06c9c..57a87b167 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/widget/booklist.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/widget/booklist.lua
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ local ffiUtil = require("ffi/util")
 local sort = require("sort")
 local util = require("util")
 local _ = require("gettext")
+local C_ = _.pgettext
 local T = ffiUtil.template
 
 local BookList = Menu:extend{
@@ -343,16 +344,22 @@ function BookList.getBookStatus(file)
 end
 
 local status_strings = {
-    new       = _("New"),      -- no sidecar file
-    reading   = _("Reading"),  -- doc_settings.summary.status
-    abandoned = _("On hold"),  -- doc_settings.summary.status
-    complete  = _("Finished"), -- doc_settings.summary.status
-    deleted   = _("Deleted"),
-    all       = _("All"),
+    all       = C_("Status of group of books", "All"),
+    deleted   = C_("Status of group of books", "Deleted"),
+    new       = C_("Status of group of books", "New"),      -- no sidecar file
+    reading   = C_("Status of group of books", "Reading"),  -- doc_settings.summary.status
+    abandoned = C_("Status of group of books", "On hold"),  -- doc_settings.summary.status
+    complete  = C_("Status of group of books", "Finished"), -- doc_settings.summary.status
 }
 
-function BookList.getBookStatusString(status, with_prefix)
-    local status_string = status and status_strings[status]
+local status_strings_singular = {
+    reading   = C_("Status of single book", "Reading"),
+    abandoned = C_("Status of single book", "On hold"),
+    complete  = C_("Status of single book", "Finished"),
+}
+
+function BookList.getBookStatusString(status, with_prefix, singular)
+    local status_string = status and (singular and status_strings_singular[status] or status_strings[status])
     if status_string then
         if with_prefix then
             status_string = Utf8Proc.lowercase(util.fixUtf8(status_string, "?"))
diff --git a/plugins/calibre.koplugin/search.lua b/plugins/calibre.koplugin/search.lua
index 1331a97db..bc967096d 100644
--- a/plugins/calibre.koplugin/search.lua
+++ b/plugins/calibre.koplugin/search.lua
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ function CalibreSearch:onMenuHold(item)
     if not item.info or item.info:len() <= 0 then return end
     local thumbnail = FileManagerBookInfo:getCoverImage(nil, item.path)
     local thumbwidth = math.min(300, Screen:getWidth()/3)
-    local status_string = BookList.getBookStatusString(BookList.getBookStatus(item.path), true)
+    local status_string = BookList.getBookStatusString(BookList.getBookStatus(item.path), true, true)
     UIManager:show(InfoMessage:new{
         text = item.info .. "\n" .. status_string,
         image = thumbnail,