diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0b196d1d..8aa274ec 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ if(ADDRESS_SANITIZER)
 endif()
 
 if(MSVC)
+# TODO: fix the warnings here and turn them on
+# https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/error-messages/compiler-warnings/compiler-warnings-c4000-through-c4199
   add_compile_options("/wd4838") # silence implicit narrowing conversion warnings
+# add_compile_options("/w14061")
+# add_compile_options("/w14062")
 endif()
 
 # whether we are using MSBuild as a generator
@@ -150,6 +154,7 @@ foreach(app IN LISTS ApplicationTargets)
   add_library(${language_library})
   target_sources(${language_library} PRIVATE ${i18nSrc})
   target_compile_definitions(${language_library} PRIVATE ${compilationFlags} ${debugFlags})
+  target_compile_options(${language_library} PRIVATE /w14062)
   target_link_libraries(${exe} PRIVATE ${language_library})
 
   # go through all game libraries again and link them to the app executable
diff --git a/i18n/ExportStrings.cpp b/i18n/ExportStrings.cpp
index 2ef85419..58948b56 100644
--- a/i18n/ExportStrings.cpp
+++ b/i18n/ExportStrings.cpp
@@ -483,19 +483,27 @@ namespace Loc
 	}
 	bool Translate(vfs::String::char_t* str, int len, i18n::Lang lang)
 	{
-		if(lang == i18n::Lang::en || lang == i18n::Lang::de)
-		{
-			return true;
-		}
-		else if(lang == i18n::Lang::ru)
-		{
-			for(int i=0; i<len; i++) str[i] = ToRussian(str[i]);
-			return true;
-		}
-		else if(lang == i18n::Lang::pl)
-		{
-			for(int i=0; i<len; i++) str[i] = ToPolish(str[i]);
-			return true;
+		switch (lang) {
+			case i18n::Lang::en:
+			case i18n::Lang::de:
+				return true;
+			case i18n::Lang::ru:
+				for (int i = 0; i < len; i++)
+				{
+					str[i] = ToRussian(str[i]);
+				}
+				return true;
+			case i18n::Lang::pl:
+				for (int i = 0; i < len; i++)
+				{
+					str[i] = ToPolish(str[i]);
+				}
+				return true;
+			case i18n::Lang::nl:
+			case i18n::Lang::fr:
+			case i18n::Lang::it:
+			case i18n::Lang::zh:
+				return false;
 		}
 		return false;
 	}