diff --git a/bin/tools/translate.py b/bin/tools/translate.py
index aeca4c91710..c2204d795f7 100644
--- a/bin/tools/translate.py
+++ b/bin/tools/translate.py
@@ -568,11 +568,23 @@ def trans_generate(lang, modules, dbname=None):
                 push_translation(module, 'model', name, xml_name, encode(trad))
 
     # parse source code for _() calls
-    def get_module_from_path(path):
-        relative_addons_path = tools.config['addons_path'][len(tools.config['root_path'])+1:]
-        if path.startswith(relative_addons_path) and (os.path.dirname(path) != relative_addons_path):
-            path = path[len(relative_addons_path)+1:]
-            return path.split(os.path.sep)[0]
+    def get_module_from_path(path,mod_paths=None):
+	if not mod_paths:
+		# First, construct a list of possible paths
+		def_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(tools.config['root_path'], 'addons'))     # default addons path (base)
+		ad_paths= map(lambda m: os.path.abspath(m.strip()),tools.config['addons_path'].split(','))
+		mod_paths=[def_path]
+		for adp in ad_paths:
+			mod_paths.append(adp)
+			if not adp.startswith('/'):
+				mod_paths.append(os.path.join(def_path,adp))
+			elif adp.startswith(def_path):
+				mod_paths.append(adp[len(def_path)+1:])
+	
+	for mp in mod_paths:
+	    if path.startswith(mp) and (os.path.dirname(path) != mp):
+                path = path[len(mp)+1:]
+                return path.split(os.path.sep)[0]
         return 'base'   # files that are not in a module are considered as being in 'base' module
 
     modobj = pool.get('ir.module.module')