diff --git a/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 9ae997edb..e1f0c91fd 100644
--- a/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -604,7 +604,8 @@
     <string name="login_smtp_port">SMTP Port</string>
     <string name="login_smtp_security">SMTP Security</string>
     <string name="login_auth_method">Authorization Method</string>
-    <string name="proxy_settings">Proxy Settings</string>
+    <!-- the word "Proxy" might be left untranslated unless the destination language has a well-known term for a "Proxy Server", acting intermediary between the app and the chatmail or email server -->
+    <string name="proxy_settings">Proxy</string>
     <string name="proxy_use_proxy">Use Proxy</string>
     <!-- the word "SOCKS5" here and in the following strings should not be translated in most cases -->
     <string name="login_socks5">SOCKS5</string>