diff --git a/sickbeard/common.py b/sickbeard/common.py
index 4a3dc2cbead63c098ad646b73dd008d1165201e2..c4c8c2894bcd8af03937e4bed971a37e7c4fb263 100644
--- a/sickbeard/common.py
+++ b/sickbeard/common.py
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ NOTIFY_DOWNLOAD = 2
 NOTIFY_SUBTITLE_DOWNLOAD = 3
 
 notifyStrings = {}
-notifyStrings[NOTIFY_SNATCH] = "Episode r�cup�r�"
-notifyStrings[NOTIFY_DOWNLOAD] = "Episode t�l�charg�"
-notifyStrings[NOTIFY_SUBTITLE_DOWNLOAD] = "Sous-titre t�l�charg�"
+notifyStrings[NOTIFY_SNATCH] = "Download en cours"
+notifyStrings[NOTIFY_DOWNLOAD] = "Download finis"
+notifyStrings[NOTIFY_SUBTITLE_DOWNLOAD] = "Sous-titre"
 
 ### Episode statuses
 UNKNOWN = -1 # should never happen