diff --git a/addons/account/account.py b/addons/account/account.py
index 5f69c52b832..e2ce5ff8063 100644
--- a/addons/account/account.py
+++ b/addons/account/account.py
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class account_account_type(osv.osv):
     _name = "account.account.type"
     _description = "Account Type"
     _columns = {
-        'name': fields.char('Account Type', size=64, required=True),
+        'name': fields.char('Account Type', size=64, required=True, translate=True),
         'code': fields.char('Code', size=32, required=True),
         'close_method': fields.selection([('none', 'None'), ('balance', 'Balance'), ('detail', 'Detail'), ('unreconciled', 'Unreconciled')], 'Deferral Method', required=True, help="""Set here the method that will be used to generate the end of year journal entries for all the accounts of this type.