diff --git a/components/smart_display/screen_text_gen.py b/components/smart_display/screen_text_gen.py
index a3e4371..09f1d51 100644
--- a/components/smart_display/screen_text_gen.py
+++ b/components/smart_display/screen_text_gen.py
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ def table(code, folder=TRANSLATIONS):
     for key, text in screen_pairs(english):
         keys.append(key)
         translated = own.get(key)
-        texts.append(translated if isinstance(translated, str) and translated.strip() else text)
+        # Only an empty text is missing: a separator of one space (French thousands) is a text.
+        texts.append(translated if isinstance(translated, str) and translated != '' else text)
     meta = (load(language, folder) or {}).get('_meta', {})
     rule = meta.get('plural') if meta.get('plural') in PLURAL_RULES else 'one_other'
     return language, keys, texts, rule
diff --git a/screen_manager/app/i18n.py b/screen_manager/app/i18n.py
index a8e2029..0f368d9 100644
--- a/screen_manager/app/i18n.py
+++ b/screen_manager/app/i18n.py
@@ -100,8 +100,11 @@ class Translations:
     def text(self, key, language='en', **params):
         """`key` in `language`, English where it has none, with {placeholders} filled; `n` picks a plural form."""
         language = self.resolve(language)
-        text = self.flat.get(language, {}).get(key) or self.flat['en'].get(key)
-        if not isinstance(text, str) or not text.strip():
+        text = self.flat.get(language, {}).get(key)
+        # Only an empty text is missing: a separator of one space (French thousands) is a text.
+        if not isinstance(text, str) or text == '':
+            text = self.flat['en'].get(key)
+        if not isinstance(text, str) or text == '':
             return key
         if '|' in text and 'n' in params:
             forms = [form.strip() for form in text.split('|')]