diff --git a/top/top_nls.c b/top/top_nls.c
index 70aa306d..eed01310 100644
--- a/top/top_nls.c
+++ b/top/top_nls.c
@@ -458,14 +458,15 @@ static void build_norm_nlstab (void) {
    Norm_nlstab[WORD_exclude_txt] = _("exclude");
    Norm_nlstab[OSEL_statlin_fmt] = _("<Enter> to resume, filters: %s");
    Norm_nlstab[WORD_noneone_txt] = _("none");
+/* Translation Hint: The following word 'Node' should be exactly 4 characters */
    Norm_nlstab[NUMA_nodenam_fmt] = _("Node%-2d:");
    Norm_nlstab[NUMA_nodeget_fmt] = _("expand which node (0-%d)");
    Norm_nlstab[NUMA_nodebad_txt] = _("invalid node");
    Norm_nlstab[NUMA_nodenot_txt] = _("sorry, NUMA extensions unavailable");
 /* Translation Hint: 'Mem ' is an abbreviation for physical memory/ram
-   '                 'Swap' represents the linux swap file --
-   '                 please make both translations exactly 4 characters,
-   '                 padding with extra spaces as necessary */
+   .                 'Swap' represents the linux swap file --
+   .                 please make both translations exactly 4 characters,
+   .                 padding with extra spaces as necessary */
    Norm_nlstab[WORD_abv_mem_txt] = _("Mem ");
    Norm_nlstab[WORD_abv_swp_txt] = _("Swap");
 }