diff --git a/addons/project/static/src/js/project_task_kanban_examples.js b/addons/project/static/src/js/project_task_kanban_examples.js
index d36b41aaa6c..ff80738e2f6 100644
--- a/addons/project/static/src/js/project_task_kanban_examples.js
+++ b/addons/project/static/src/js/project_task_kanban_examples.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ odoo.define('project.task_kanban_examples', function (require) {
 var core = require('web.core');
 var kanbanExamplesRegistry = require('web.kanban_examples_registry');
 
-var _t = core._t;
+var _lt = core._lt;
 
 var greenBullet = '<span class="o_status o_status_green"></span>';
 var redBullet = '<span class="o_status o_status_red"></span>';
@@ -17,66 +17,73 @@ var star = '<a style="color: gold;" class="fa fa-star"/>';
  * First argument is the string to format and the other arguments are the values
  * to inject into the string.
  *
+ * Sort of 'lazy escaping' as it is used alongside _lt.
+ *
  * @returns {string} the formatted and escaped string
  */
 function escFormat() {
-    arguments[0] = _.escape(arguments[0]);
-    return _.str.sprintf.apply(_.str, arguments);
+    var args = arguments;
+    return {
+        toString: function () {
+            args[0] = _.escape(args[0]);
+            return _.str.sprintf.apply(_.str, args);
+        },
+    };
 }
 
 kanbanExamplesRegistry.add('project', {
-    ghostColumns: [_t('New'), _t('Assigned'), _t('In Progress'), _t('Done')],
+    ghostColumns: [_lt('New'), _lt('Assigned'), _lt('In Progress'), _lt('Done')],
     examples:[{
-        name: _t('Software Development'),
-        columns: [_t('Backlog'), _t('Specifications'), _t('Development'), _t('Tests'), _t('Delivered')],
-        description: escFormat(_t('Prioritize Tasks by using the %s icon.'+
+        name: _lt('Software Development'),
+        columns: [_lt('Backlog'), _lt('Specifications'), _lt('Development'), _lt('Tests'), _lt('Delivered')],
+        description: escFormat(_lt('Prioritize Tasks by using the %s icon.'+
             '%s Use the %s button to signalize to your colleagues that a task is ready for the next stage.'+
             '%s Use the %s to signalize a problem or a need for discussion on a task.'), star, '<br/>', greenBullet, '<br/>', redBullet),
         bullets: [greenBullet, redBullet, star],
     }, {
-        name: _t('Agile'),
-        columns: [_t('Backlog'), _t('Analysis'), _t('Development'), _t('Testing'), _t('Done')],
-        description: escFormat(_t('Waiting for the next stage: use %s and %s bullets.'), greenBullet, redBullet),
+        name: _lt('Agile'),
+        columns: [_lt('Backlog'), _lt('Analysis'), _lt('Development'), _lt('Testing'), _lt('Done')],
+        description: escFormat(_lt('Waiting for the next stage: use %s and %s bullets.'), greenBullet, redBullet),
         bullets: [greenBullet, redBullet],
     }, {
-        name: _t('Digital Marketing'),
-        columns: [_t('Ideas'), _t('Researching'), _t('Writing'), _t('Editing'), _t('Done')],
-        description: escFormat(_t('Everyone can propose ideas, and the Editor marks the best ones ' +
+        name: _lt('Digital Marketing'),
+        columns: [_lt('Ideas'), _lt('Researching'), _lt('Writing'), _lt('Editing'), _lt('Done')],
+        description: escFormat(_lt('Everyone can propose ideas, and the Editor marks the best ones ' +
             'as %s. Attach all documents or links to the task directly, to have all information about ' +
             'a research centralized.'), greenBullet),
         bullets: [greenBullet, redBullet],
     }, {
-        name: _t('Customer Feedback'),
-        columns: [_t('New'), _t('In development'), _t('Done'), _t('Refused')],
-        description: escFormat(_t('Customers propose feedbacks by email; Odoo creates tasks ' +
+        name: _lt('Customer Feedback'),
+        columns: [_lt('New'), _lt('In development'), _lt('Done'), _lt('Refused')],
+        description: escFormat(_lt('Customers propose feedbacks by email; Odoo creates tasks ' +
             'automatically, and you can communicate on the task directly. Your managers decide which ' +
             'feedback is accepted %s and which feedback is moved to the "Refused" column.'), greenBullet),
         bullets: [greenBullet, redBullet],
     }, {
-        name: _t('Getting Things Done (GTD)'),
-        columns: [_t('Inbox'), _t('Today'), _t('This Week'), _t('This Month'), _t('Long Term')],
-        description: _t('Fill your Inbox easily with the email gateway. Periodically review your ' +
+        name: _lt('Getting Things Done (GTD)'),
+        columns: [_lt('Inbox'), _lt('Today'), _lt('This Week'), _lt('This Month'), _lt('Long Term')],
+        description: _lt('Fill your Inbox easily with the email gateway. Periodically review your ' +
             'Inbox and schedule tasks by moving them to others columns. Every day, you review the ' +
             '"This Week" column to move important tasks "Today". Every Monday, you review the "This ' +
             'Month" column.'),
     }, {
-        name: _t('Consulting'),
-        columns: [_t('New Projects'), _t('Resources Allocation'), _t('In Progress'), _t('Done')],
-        description: escFormat(_t('Manage the lifecycle of your project using the kanban view. Add newly acquired project, assign them and use the %s and %s to define if the project is ready for the next step.'), greenBullet, redBullet),
+        name: _lt('Consulting'),
+        columns: [_lt('New Projects'), _lt('Resources Allocation'), _lt('In Progress'), _lt('Done')],
+        description: escFormat(_lt('Manage the lifecycle of your project using the kanban view. Add newly acquired project, assign them and use the %s and %s to define if the project is ready for the next step.'), greenBullet, redBullet),
         bullets: [greenBullet, redBullet],
     }, {
-        name: _t('Research Project'),
-        columns: [_t('Brainstorm'), _t('Research'), _t('Draft'), _t('Final Document')],
-        description: escFormat(_t('Handle your idea gathering within Tasks of your new Project and discuss them in the chatter of the tasks. Use the %s and %s to signalize what is the current status of your Idea'), greenBullet, redBullet),
+        name: _lt('Research Project'),
+        columns: [_lt('Brainstorm'), _lt('Research'), _lt('Draft'), _lt('Final Document')],
+        description: escFormat(_lt('Handle your idea gathering within Tasks of your new Project and discuss them in the chatter of the tasks. Use the %s and %s to signalize what is the current status of your Idea'), greenBullet, redBullet),
         bullets: [greenBullet, redBullet],
     }, {
-        name: _t('Website Redesign'),
-        columns: [_t('Page Ideas'), _t('Copywriting'), _t('Design'), _t('Live')],
-        description: escFormat(_t('Handle your idea gathering within Tasks of your new Project and discuss them in the chatter of the tasks. Use the %s and %s to signalize what is the current status of your Idea'), greenBullet, redBullet),
+        name: _lt('Website Redesign'),
+        columns: [_lt('Page Ideas'), _lt('Copywriting'), _lt('Design'), _lt('Live')],
+        description: escFormat(_lt('Handle your idea gathering within Tasks of your new Project and discuss them in the chatter of the tasks. Use the %s and %s to signalize what is the current status of your Idea'), greenBullet, redBullet),
     }, {
-        name: _t('T-shirt Printing'),
-        columns: [_t('New Orders'), _t('Logo Design'), _t('To Print'), _t('Done')],
-        description: escFormat(_t('Communicate with customers on the task using the email gateway. ' +
+        name: _lt('T-shirt Printing'),
+        columns: [_lt('New Orders'), _lt('Logo Design'), _lt('To Print'), _lt('Done')],
+        description: escFormat(_lt('Communicate with customers on the task using the email gateway. ' +
             'Attach logo designs to the task, so that information flow from designers to the workers ' +
             'who print the t-shirt. Organize priorities amongst orders %s using the icon.'), star),
         bullets: [star],