diff --git a/trytond/ir/translation.py b/trytond/ir/translation.py
index c2fe64f1c3..dd9dfc011b 100644
--- a/trytond/ir/translation.py
+++ b/trytond/ir/translation.py
@@ -747,7 +747,8 @@ class TranslationClean(Wizard):
                         to_delete.append(translation.id)
                         continue
                     field = model_obj._columns[field_name]
-                    if not hasattr(field, 'selection') or not field.selection:
+                    if not hasattr(field, 'selection') or not field.selection \
+                            or not field.translate:
                         to_delete.append(translation.id)
                         continue
                     if isinstance(field.selection, (tuple, list)) \
diff --git a/trytond/osv/fields.py b/trytond/osv/fields.py
index 4af51e332b..0216b94da0 100644
--- a/trytond/osv/fields.py
+++ b/trytond/osv/fields.py
@@ -262,14 +262,15 @@ class Binary(Column):
 class Selection(Column):
     _type = 'selection'
 
-    def __init__(self, selections, string='unknown', sort=True, **args):
+    def __init__(self, selections, string='unknown', sort=True, translate=True,
+            **args):
         """
         selections is a list of (key, string)
             or the name of the object function that return the list
         """
         self.sort = sort
         Column.__init__(self, string=string, selection=selections,
-                **args)
+                translate=translate, **args)
 
     def sql_type(self):
         if self.size:
diff --git a/trytond/osv/orm.py b/trytond/osv/orm.py
index 2ea2d3aa86..4d8c35c80e 100644
--- a/trytond/osv/orm.py
+++ b/trytond/osv/orm.py
@@ -431,7 +431,8 @@ class ORM(object):
                         'WHERE id = %s ',
                         (field.help, trans_help[trans_name]['id']))
             if hasattr(field, 'selection') \
-                    and isinstance(field.selection, (tuple, list)):
+                    and isinstance(field.selection, (tuple, list)) \
+                    and field.translate:
                 for (key, val) in field.selection:
                     if trans_name not in trans_selection \
                             or val not in trans_selection[trans_name]:
@@ -1901,7 +1902,8 @@ class ORM(object):
                 trans_args.append((self._name + ',' + field, 'help',
                     context['language'], None))
                 if hasattr(self._columns[field], 'selection'):
-                    if isinstance(self._columns[field].selection, (tuple, list)):
+                    if isinstance(self._columns[field].selection, (tuple, list)) \
+                            and self._columns[field].translate:
                         sel = self._columns[field].selection
                         for (key, val) in sel:
                             trans_args.append((self._name + ',' + field,
@@ -1957,7 +1959,8 @@ class ORM(object):
             if hasattr(self._columns[field], 'selection'):
                 if isinstance(self._columns[field].selection, (tuple, list)):
                     sel = self._columns[field].selection
-                    if context.get('language'):
+                    if context.get('language') and \
+                            self._columns[field].translate:
                         # translate each selection option
                         sel2 = []
                         for (key, val) in sel: