diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e19937c..64a903a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ Changes in version 1.16.2
     Try to catch these problems too.
     (This problem has been pointed out by Silvan Calarco).
 
+  * lib/libmsgmng.lib - Davide Madrisan:
+    Translate "ERROR", "WARNING", and "DEBUG".
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 Changes in version 1.16.1
diff --git a/lib/libmsgmng.lib.in b/lib/libmsgmng.lib.in
index 73b9ba7..740879f 100644
--- a/lib/libmsgmng.lib.in
+++ b/lib/libmsgmng.lib.in
@@ -31,17 +31,17 @@ notify_def_msg="<"$"no message"">"
 
 function notify.debug() {
    [ ${verbose:-0} -gt 1 ] || return
-   echo -e "${WARN}DEBUG${NORM}: ${1:-$notify_def_msg}" 1>&2
+   echo -e "${WARN}"$"DEBUG""${NORM}: ${1:-$notify_def_msg}" 1>&2
 }
 
 notify.debug $"loading"": \`libmsgmng.lib'..."
 
 function notify.warning() {
-   echo -e "${WARN}WARNING${NORM}: ${1:-$notify_def_msg}" 1>&2
+   echo -e "${WARN}"$"WARNING""${NORM}: ${1:-$notify_def_msg}" 1>&2
 }
 
 function notify.error() {
-   echo -e "${EXIT}ERROR${NORM}: ${EXIT}${1:-$notify_def_msg}${NORM}" 1>&2
+   echo -e "${EXIT}"$"ERROR""${NORM}: ${EXIT}${1:-$notify_def_msg}${NORM}" 1>&2
    ${EXIT_FUNC:-"exit"} 1
 }
 
diff --git a/po/it/autospec.po b/po/it/autospec.po
index 0ce0f1c..678db3b 100644
--- a/po/it/autospec.po
+++ b/po/it/autospec.po
@@ -209,6 +209,15 @@ msgstr  "caricamento di"
 msgid   "no message"
 msgstr  "nessun messaggio"
 
+msgid   "DEBUG"
+msgstr  "DEBUG"
+
+msgid   "WARNING"
+msgstr  "ATTENZIONE"
+
+msgid   "ERROR"
+msgstr  "ERRORE"
+
 msgid   "unknown color theme \\`$color_scheme': colors will be disabled"
 msgstr  "tema di colori sconosciuto \\`$color_scheme': output con colori "
         "disabilitato"