revert(frontend): Frontend auf letzten funktionierenden Stand 5680179 zurückgesetzt — i18n-Massen-Batch brach Dashboard-Shell in Produktion; Render-Loop-Fix und DSGVO-Antrags-UI liegen sicher in Historie für kontrollierten Wiedereinspiel

frontend/src/components/activity/ActivityFilter.tsx

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export function ActivityFilter({ onFilter, initialValues }: ActivityFilterProps)
             type="text"
             value={user}
             onChange={(e) => setUser(e.target.value)}
-            placeholder={t('activityFilter.benutzername')}
+            placeholder="Benutzername"
             className="block w-full rounded-md border border-secondary-300 px-3 py-2 text-base min-h-touch text-secondary-900 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-primary-500 focus:border-primary-500"
           />
         </div>

frontend/src/components/ai/ImprovementPanel.tsx

@@ -6,12 +6,10 @@
 import { useState } from 'react';
 import { useSignals, useCollectSignals, usePatterns, useDetectPatterns, useProposals, useEvaluateProposal, useActivateProposal, useRollbackProposal, useMeasureImpact } from '@/api/improvement';
 import { TrendingUp, AlertCircle, CheckCircle, RefreshCw, Play, RotateCcw, BarChart3 } from 'lucide-react';
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 type SubView = 'signals' | 'patterns' | 'proposals';
 
 export function ImprovementPanel() {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const [subView, setSubView] = useState<SubView>('signals');
 
   return (
@@ -49,7 +47,6 @@ export function ImprovementPanel() {
 }
 
 function SignalsView() {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const { data, isLoading } = useSignals(1, 20);
   const collectMut = useCollectSignals();
   const signals = data?.items ?? [];
@@ -62,7 +59,7 @@ function SignalsView() {
           onClick={() => collectMut.mutate({ limit: 100 })}
           disabled={collectMut.isPending}
           className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-2 py-1 rounded text-xs font-medium text-primary-600 hover:bg-primary-50 disabled:opacity-50 min-h-touch"
-          aria-label={t('improvementPanel.signalesammeln')}
+          aria-label="Signale sammeln"
         >
           <RefreshCw className={`w-3 h-3 ${collectMut.isPending ? 'animate-spin' : ''}`} aria-hidden="true" strokeWidth={2} />
           Sammeln
@@ -71,7 +68,7 @@ function SignalsView() {
 
       {isLoading && <p className="text-sm text-secondary-400 text-center py-4">Laden...</p>}
       {!isLoading && signals.length === 0 && (
-        <p className="text-sm text-secondary-400 text-center py-4">{t('improvementPanel.keinesignaleklickensieaufsammeln')}</p>
+        <p className="text-sm text-secondary-400 text-center py-4">Keine Signale. Klicken Sie auf „Sammeln" um zu starten.</p>
       )}
 
       {signals.map(s => (
@@ -95,7 +92,6 @@ function SignalsView() {
 }
 
 function PatternsView() {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const { data, isLoading } = usePatterns(1, 20);
   const detectMut = useDetectPatterns();
   const patterns = data?.items ?? [];
@@ -108,7 +104,7 @@ function PatternsView() {
           onClick={() => detectMut.mutate({ min_occurrences: 2 })}
           disabled={detectMut.isPending}
           className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-2 py-1 rounded text-xs font-medium text-primary-600 hover:bg-primary-50 disabled:opacity-50 min-h-touch"
-          aria-label={t('improvementPanel.mustererkennen')}
+          aria-label="Muster erkennen"
         >
           <TrendingUp className={`w-3 h-3 ${detectMut.isPending ? 'animate-pulse' : ''}`} aria-hidden="true" strokeWidth={2} />
           Erkennen
@@ -117,7 +113,7 @@ function PatternsView() {
 
       {isLoading && <p className="text-sm text-secondary-400 text-center py-4">Laden...</p>}
       {!isLoading && patterns.length === 0 && (
-        <p className="text-sm text-secondary-400 text-center py-4">{t('improvementPanel.keinemustersammelnsiezuerstsignale')}</p>
+        <p className="text-sm text-secondary-400 text-center py-4">Keine Muster. Sammeln Sie zuerst Signale und klicken Sie dann auf „Erkennen".</p>
       )}
 
       {patterns.map(p => (
@@ -147,7 +143,6 @@ function PatternsView() {
 }
 
 function ProposalsView() {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const { data, isLoading } = useProposals(1, 20);
   const evalMut = useEvaluateProposal();
   const activateMut = useActivateProposal();
@@ -173,7 +168,7 @@ function ProposalsView() {
 
       {isLoading && <p className="text-sm text-secondary-400 text-center py-4">Laden...</p>}
       {!isLoading && proposals.length === 0 && (
-        <p className="text-sm text-secondary-400 text-center py-4">{t('improvementPanel.keinevorschläge')}</p>
+        <p className="text-sm text-secondary-400 text-center py-4">Keine Vorschläge.</p>
       )}
 
       {proposals.map(p => (
@@ -196,7 +191,7 @@ function ProposalsView() {
                 onClick={() => evalMut.mutate(p.id)}
                 disabled={evalMut.isPending}
                 className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-2 py-1 rounded text-[11px] font-medium text-blue-600 hover:bg-blue-50 disabled:opacity-50 min-h-touch"
-                aria-label={t('improvementPanel.evaluieren')}
+                aria-label="Evaluieren"
               >
                 <Play className="w-3 h-3" aria-hidden="true" strokeWidth={2} />
                 Evaluieren
@@ -207,7 +202,7 @@ function ProposalsView() {
                 onClick={() => activateMut.mutate(p.id)}
                 disabled={activateMut.isPending}
                 className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-2 py-1 rounded text-[11px] font-medium text-green-600 hover:bg-green-50 disabled:opacity-50 min-h-touch"
-                aria-label={t('improvementPanel.aktivieren')}
+                aria-label="Aktivieren"
               >
                 <CheckCircle className="w-3 h-3" aria-hidden="true" strokeWidth={2} />
                 Aktivieren
@@ -219,7 +214,7 @@ function ProposalsView() {
                   onClick={() => rollbackMut.mutate({ proposalId: p.id, reason: 'Manual rollback' })}
                   disabled={rollbackMut.isPending}
                   className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-2 py-1 rounded text-[11px] font-medium text-danger-600 hover:bg-danger-50 disabled:opacity-50 min-h-touch"
-                  aria-label={t('improvementPanel.rollback')}
+                  aria-label="Rollback"
                 >
                   <RotateCcw className="w-3 h-3" aria-hidden="true" strokeWidth={2} />
                   Rollback
@@ -228,7 +223,7 @@ function ProposalsView() {
                   onClick={() => measureMut.mutate(p.id)}
                   disabled={measureMut.isPending}
                   className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-2 py-1 rounded text-[11px] font-medium text-purple-600 hover:bg-purple-50 disabled:opacity-50 min-h-touch"
-                  aria-label={t('improvementPanel.impactmessen')}
+                  aria-label="Impact messen"
                 >
                   <BarChart3 className="w-3 h-3" aria-hidden="true" strokeWidth={2} />
                   Messen

frontend/src/components/ai/SuggestionBadge.tsx

@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { apiClient } from '@/api/client';
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 interface SuggestionBadgeProps {
   onClick: () => void;
 }
 
 export function SuggestionBadge({ onClick }: SuggestionBadgeProps) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const [count, setCount] = useState(0);
   const [pulsing, setPulsing] = useState(false);
 
@@ -33,7 +31,7 @@ export function SuggestionBadge({ onClick }: SuggestionBadgeProps) {
       <button
         onClick={onClick}
         className="relative p-2 text-gray-500 hover:text-gray-700 transition-colors min-h-touch min-w-touch"
-        title={t('suggestionBadge.kivorschläge')}
+        title="KI Vorschläge"
       >
         🤖
       </button>

frontend/src/components/ai/SuggestionCard.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { useState } from 'react';
 import type { Suggestion } from '@/api/aiProactive';
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 const typeConfig = {
   info: { icon: '💡', color: 'blue', bg: 'bg-blue-50', border: 'border-blue-200', text: 'text-blue-700', bar: 'bg-blue-500' },
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ interface SuggestionCardProps {
 }
 
 export function SuggestionCard({ suggestion, onDismiss, onAct }: SuggestionCardProps) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const [expanded, setExpanded] = useState(false);
   const config = typeConfig[suggestion.suggestion_type] || typeConfig.info;
   const confidencePercent = Math.round(suggestion.confidence * 100);
@@ -34,7 +32,7 @@ export function SuggestionCard({ suggestion, onDismiss, onAct }: SuggestionCardP
         <button
           onClick={() => onDismiss(suggestion.id)}
           className="text-gray-400 hover:text-gray-600 transition-colors"
-          title={t('suggestionCard.ignorieren')}
+          title="Ignorieren"
         >
           ✕
         </button>
@@ -88,7 +86,7 @@ export function SuggestionCard({ suggestion, onDismiss, onAct }: SuggestionCardP
       {/* Acted upon badge */}
       {suggestion.is_acted_upon && (
         <div className="mt-2 text-xs text-green-600 font-medium flex items-center gap-1">
-          {t('suggestionCard.ausgeführt')}
+          ✓ Ausgeführt
         </div>
       )}
     </div>

frontend/src/components/ai/SuggestionSidebar.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { useState } from 'react';
 import { useSuggestions } from '@/api/aiProactive';
 import { SuggestionCard } from '@/components/ai/SuggestionCard';
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 interface SuggestionSidebarProps {
   isOpen: boolean;
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@ const filterOptions = [
  * Used inside the AISidebar proactive tab.
  */
 export function SuggestionList() {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const { suggestions, connected, dismiss, act } = useSuggestions();
   const [filter, setFilter] = useState<string>('all');
 
@@ -66,8 +64,8 @@ export function SuggestionList() {
         {filteredSuggestions.length === 0 ? (
           <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center h-full text-secondary-400">
             <div className="text-4xl mb-3">🤖</div>
-            <p className="text-sm">{t('suggestionSidebar.keinevorschlägevorhanden')}</p>
-            <p className="text-xs mt-1">{t('suggestionSidebar.diekianalysiertdeinenkontext')}</p>
+            <p className="text-sm">Keine Vorschläge vorhanden</p>
+            <p className="text-xs mt-1">Die KI analysiert deinen Kontext...</p>
           </div>
         ) : (
           <div className="space-y-2">
@@ -91,7 +89,6 @@ export function SuggestionList() {
  * Uses SuggestionList internally.
  */
 export function SuggestionSidebar({ isOpen, onClose }: SuggestionSidebarProps) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   return (
     <>
       {/* Overlay */}
@@ -111,7 +108,7 @@ export function SuggestionSidebar({ isOpen, onClose }: SuggestionSidebarProps) {
         {/* Header */}
         <div className="flex items-center justify-between p-4 border-b border-gray-200">
           <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-            <h2 className="font-semibold text-gray-800">{t('suggestionSidebar.kivorschläge')}</h2>
+            <h2 className="font-semibold text-gray-800">KI Vorschläge</h2>
           </div>
           <button
             onClick={onClose}

frontend/src/components/comm/blocks/BlockRenderer.tsx

@@ -8,14 +8,12 @@ import VideoBlock from './VideoBlock';
 import FileBlock from './FileBlock';
 import { getBlockComponent } from './registry';
 import './registrations'; // plugin-contributed block registrations
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 interface BlockRendererProps {
   blocks: MessageBlock[];
 }
 
 const BlockRenderer: React.FC<BlockRendererProps> = ({ blocks }) => {
-    const { t } = useTranslation();
   if (!blocks || blocks.length === 0) {
     return null;
   }
@@ -57,7 +55,7 @@ const BlockRenderer: React.FC<BlockRendererProps> = ({ blocks }) => {
               // Fallback for unknown block types
               return (
                 <div className="text-xs text-secondary-400 italic p-2 rounded bg-secondary-50">
-                  {t('blockRenderer.unbekannterblocktyp')} {block.block_type}
+                  Unbekannter Block-Typ: {block.block_type}
                 </div>
               );
             }

frontend/src/components/comm/blocks/ContactCardBlock.tsx

@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import type { MessageBlock } from '@/store/commStore';
 import { ChevronRight } from 'lucide-react';
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 interface ContactCardBlockProps {
   block: MessageBlock;
 }
 
 const ContactCardBlock: React.FC<ContactCardBlockProps> = ({ block }) => {
-    const { t } = useTranslation();
   const { contact_id, name } = block.block_data;
 
   const contactName: string = name || 'Unbekannter Kontakt';
@@ -32,7 +30,7 @@ const ContactCardBlock: React.FC<ContactCardBlockProps> = ({ block }) => {
       </div>
       <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
         <p className="text-sm font-medium text-secondary-700 truncate">{contactName}</p>
-        <p className="text-xs text-secondary-400">{t('contactCardBlock.kontaktanzeigen')}</p>
+        <p className="text-xs text-secondary-400">Kontakt anzeigen</p>
       </div>
       <ChevronRight className="w-4 h-4 text-secondary-400 flex-shrink-0" aria-hidden="true" strokeWidth={2} />
     </a>

frontend/src/components/comm/blocks/MiniAppBlock.tsx

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 import type { MessageBlock } from '@/store/commStore';
 import { AppWindow, Loader2 } from 'lucide-react';
 import { apiClient } from '@/api/client';
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 interface MiniAppBlockProps {
   block: MessageBlock;
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ interface MiniAppDef {
 }
 
 const MiniAppBlock: React.FC<MiniAppBlockProps> = ({ block }) => {
-    const { t } = useTranslation();
   const { app_id, config } = block.block_data;
   const [appDef, setAppDef] = useState<MiniAppDef | null>(null);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
@@ -90,7 +88,7 @@ const MiniAppBlock: React.FC<MiniAppBlockProps> = ({ block }) => {
       )}
 
       {!hasConfig && !hasSchema && (
-        <p className="text-xs text-secondary-400 text-center py-2">{t('miniAppBlock.keinekonfiguration')}</p>
+        <p className="text-xs text-secondary-400 text-center py-2">Keine Konfiguration</p>
       )}
     </div>
   );

frontend/src/components/common/EntityHistoryPanel.tsx

@@ -217,9 +217,8 @@ function TimelineEntry({
  * Loading skeleton — 3 placeholder entries.
  */
 function LoadingSkeleton() {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   return (
-    <div className="space-y-4 animate-pulse" aria-label={t('entityHistoryPanel.loadinghistory')}>
+    <div className="space-y-4 animate-pulse" aria-label="Loading history">
       {[0, 1, 2].map(i => (
         <div key={i} className="flex gap-3">
           <div className="w-8 h-8 rounded-full bg-secondary-200 flex-shrink-0" />

frontend/src/components/common/PrintButton.tsx

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import React, { useState, useRef, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react';
 import clsx from 'clsx';
 import { Printer, FileDown, ChevronDown } from 'lucide-react';
 import { printElement, printCurrentPage, exportToPDF } from '@/utils/print';
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 export interface PrintButtonProps {
   /** Element id to print. If omitted, prints the whole page. */
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ export function PrintButton({
   filename = 'export',
   className,
 }: PrintButtonProps) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
   const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
 
@@ -81,8 +79,8 @@ export function PrintButton({
         )}
         aria-haspopup="menu"
         aria-expanded={open}
-        aria-label={t('printButton.druckenoderalspdfexportieren')}
-        title={t('printButton.druckenpdf')}
+        aria-label="Drucken oder als PDF exportieren"
+        title="Drucken / PDF"
         data-testid="print-button-trigger"
       >
         <Printer className="w-4 h-4" aria-hidden="true" strokeWidth={2} />
@@ -130,7 +128,7 @@ export function PrintButton({
             data-testid="print-button-pdf"
           >
             <FileDown className="w-4 h-4 text-secondary-500" aria-hidden="true" strokeWidth={2} />
-            <span>{t('printButton.alspdf')}</span>
+            <span>Als PDF</span>
           </button>
         </div>
       )}

frontend/src/components/common/SaveFilterDialog.tsx

@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ export interface SaveFilterDialogProps {
  * Empty / null / undefined values are omitted.
  */
 function CriteriaSummary({ criteria }: { criteria: Record<string, any> }) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const entries = Object.entries(criteria).filter(
     ([, v]) => v !== null && v !== undefined && v !== ''
   );
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ function CriteriaSummary({ criteria }: { criteria: Record<string, any> }) {
   if (entries.length === 0) {
     return (
       <p className="text-sm text-secondary-400 italic">
-        {t('saveFilterDialog.keineaktivenfilterkriterien')}
+        Keine aktiven Filterkriterien
       </p>
     );
   }
@@ -86,7 +85,6 @@ export function SaveFilterDialog({
   );
 
   const handleSave = async () => {
-    const { t } = useTranslation();
     const trimmed = name.trim();
     if (!trimmed) return;
     setSubmitting(true);

frontend/src/components/common/ShareDialog.tsx

@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import {
 import { useUsers } from '@/api/users';
 import { useGroups } from '@/api/groups';
 import type { EntityPermission, PermissionLevel } from '@/api/entityPermissions';
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 interface ShareDialogProps {
   entityType: string;
@@ -52,7 +51,6 @@ function permLabel(level: string) {
 }
 
 export function ShareDialog({ entityType, entityId, entityName, onClose }: ShareDialogProps) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const { data: permData, isLoading } = useEntityPermissions(entityType, entityId);
   const { data: accessData } = useEntityAccess(entityType, entityId);
   const { data: usersData } = useUsers(1, 100);
@@ -135,7 +133,7 @@ export function ShareDialog({ entityType, entityId, entityName, onClose }: Share
           <button
             onClick={onClose}
             className="text-secondary-400 hover:text-secondary-600 p-1 rounded-md hover:bg-secondary-100"
-            aria-label={t('shareDialog.schließen')}
+            aria-label="Schließen"
           >
             <X className="w-5 h-5" strokeWidth={2} />
           </button>
@@ -145,9 +143,10 @@ export function ShareDialog({ entityType, entityId, entityName, onClose }: Share
         <div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto px-5 py-4">
           {/* Info banner */}
           <div className="mb-4 p-3 bg-primary-50 border border-primary-200 rounded-lg text-sm text-primary-700">
-            <p className="font-medium mb-1">{t('shareDialog.elementteilen')}</p>
+            <p className="font-medium mb-1">Element teilen</p>
             <p className="text-primary-600">
-              {t('shareDialog.gewährebenutzernodergruppenzugriffauf')}
+              Gewähre Benutzern oder Gruppen Zugriff auf dieses Element. Die Berechtigungsstufe bestimmt,
+              welche Aktionen durchgeführt werden können.
             </p>
           </div>
 
@@ -169,7 +168,7 @@ export function ShareDialog({ entityType, entityId, entityName, onClose }: Share
             <div className="text-sm text-secondary-400 py-4 text-center">Laden…</div>
           ) : permissions.length === 0 ? (
             <div className="text-sm text-secondary-400 py-4 text-center">
-              {t('shareDialog.nochkeineberechtigungenvergebendiesesele')}
+              Noch keine Berechtigungen vergeben. Dieses Element ist nur für den Besitzer sichtbar.
             </div>
           ) : (
             <div className="space-y-2">
@@ -208,7 +207,7 @@ export function ShareDialog({ entityType, entityId, entityName, onClose }: Share
                           value={perm.expires_at ? perm.expires_at.split('T')[0] : ''}
                           onChange={(e) => handleUpdateExpiry(perm, e.target.value || '')}
                           className="text-xs border border-secondary-200 rounded px-1 py-0.5 bg-transparent focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-primary-500 text-secondary-500"
-                          title={t('shareDialog.ablaufdatumsetzen')}
+                          title="Ablaufdatum setzen"
                         />
                       </div>
                     </div>
@@ -230,8 +229,8 @@ export function ShareDialog({ entityType, entityId, entityName, onClose }: Share
                     <button
                       onClick={() => handleDelete(perm)}
                       className="text-secondary-400 hover:text-red-600 p-1.5 rounded-md hover:bg-red-50 flex-shrink-0"
-                      title={t('shareDialog.entfernen')}
-                      aria-label={t('shareDialog.berechtigungentfernen')}
+                      title="Entfernen"
+                      aria-label="Berechtigung entfernen"
                     >
                       <Trash2 className="w-4 h-4" strokeWidth={2} />
                     </button>
@@ -246,7 +245,7 @@ export function ShareDialog({ entityType, entityId, entityName, onClose }: Share
             <div className="mt-4 p-4 border-2 border-primary-200 rounded-lg bg-primary-50/50">
               <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mb-3">
                 <Plus className="w-4 h-4 text-primary-600" strokeWidth={2} />
-                <span className="text-sm font-medium text-secondary-700">{t('shareDialog.neueberechtigung')}</span>
+                <span className="text-sm font-medium text-secondary-700">Neue Berechtigung</span>
               </div>
 
               {/* Type toggle */}
@@ -331,7 +330,7 @@ export function ShareDialog({ entityType, entityId, entityName, onClose }: Share
               <div className="mb-3">
                 <label className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm text-secondary-600 mb-1">
                   <Calendar className="w-4 h-4" strokeWidth={2} />
-                  {t('shareDialog.ablaufdatumoptional')}
+                  Ablaufdatum (optional)
                 </label>
                 <input
                   type="date"
@@ -365,7 +364,7 @@ export function ShareDialog({ entityType, entityId, entityName, onClose }: Share
               className="mt-4 w-full flex items-center justify-center gap-2 py-2.5 text-sm text-primary-600 border-2 border-dashed border-primary-200 rounded-lg hover:bg-primary-50 hover:border-primary-300 transition-colors"
             >
               <Plus className="w-4 h-4" strokeWidth={2} />
-              {t('shareDialog.berechtigunghinzufügen')}
+              Berechtigung hinzufügen
             </button>
           )}
         </div>

frontend/src/components/contacts/ContactEditForm.tsx

@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ export function ContactEditForm({ onClose, contact, onSaved }: ContactEditFormPr
           error={errors.name?.message}
           required
           data-testid="contact-name-input"
-          placeholder={t('contactEditForm.techcorpgmbh')}
+          placeholder="TechCorp GmbH"
         />
       ) : (
         <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-3">
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ export function ContactEditForm({ onClose, contact, onSaved }: ContactEditFormPr
       )}
 
       {/* Code */}
-      <Input label={t('contacts.code')} {...register('code')} placeholder={t('contactEditForm.k00123')} />
+      <Input label={t('contacts.code')} {...register('code')} placeholder="K-00123" />
 
       {/* Communication */}
       <div className="border border-secondary-200 rounded-lg p-3">
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ export function ContactEditForm({ onClose, contact, onSaved }: ContactEditFormPr
       <div className="border border-secondary-200 rounded-lg p-3">
         <h3 className="text-sm font-semibold text-secondary-700 mb-2">{t('contacts.notes')}</h3>
         <div className="space-y-3">
-          <Input label={t('contacts.tags')} {...register('tags')} placeholder={t('contactEditForm.tag1tag2')} />
+          <Input label={t('contacts.tags')} {...register('tags')} placeholder="tag1, tag2" />
           <div>
             <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-secondary-700 mb-1">{t('contacts.projectnote')}</label>
             <textarea

frontend/src/components/contacts/ContactFolderTree.tsx

@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ function FolderTreeItem({
   multiSelectedFolders?: string[];
   onToggleMultiSelect?: (folderId: string) => void;
 }) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const [expanded, setExpanded] = useState(true);
   const folderKey = `folder:${node.id}` as ContactFilter;
   const isActive = selectedFilter === folderKey;
@@ -229,8 +228,8 @@ function FolderTreeItem({
             type="button"
             onClick={(e) => { e.stopPropagation(); e.preventDefault(); onMoreClick(e, node.id); }}
             className="flex-shrink-0 text-secondary-400 hover:text-primary-600 p-1.5 rounded hover:bg-secondary-100 transition-colors touch-manipulation"
-            title={t('contactFolderTree.optionen')}
-            aria-label={t('contactFolderTree.optionen')}
+            title="Optionen"
+            aria-label="Optionen"
           >
             {icon(ICONS.more, 'w-4 h-4')}
           </button>
@@ -447,8 +446,8 @@ export function ContactFolderTree({
           <button
             onClick={handleToggleMultiSelectMode}
             className={`text-secondary-400 hover:text-primary-600 p-0.5 ${multiSelectMode ? 'text-primary-600 bg-primary-50 rounded' : ''}`}
-            title={t('contactFolderTree.mehrereordnerauswählen')}
-            aria-label={t('contactFolderTree.mehrereordnerauswählen')}
+            title="Mehrere Ordner auswählen"
+            aria-label="Mehrere Ordner auswählen"
           >
             <svg className="w-3.5 h-3.5" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth={2} viewBox="0 0 24 24">
               <rect x="3" y="3" width="7" height="7" rx="1" />
@@ -462,8 +461,8 @@ export function ContactFolderTree({
         <button
           onClick={handleNewFolder}
           className="text-secondary-400 hover:text-primary-600 p-0.5"
-          title={t('contactFolderTree.neuerordner')}
-          aria-label={t('contactFolderTree.neuerordner')}
+          title="Neuer Ordner"
+          aria-label="Neuer Ordner"
         >
           {icon(ICONS.plus, 'w-3.5 h-3.5')}
         </button>
@@ -513,7 +512,7 @@ export function ContactFolderTree({
         )}
 
         {tree.length === 0 && !foldersLoading && !loading && (
-          <div className="px-2 py-1 text-xs text-secondary-400">{t('contactFolderTree.keineordnervorhanden')}</div>
+          <div className="px-2 py-1 text-xs text-secondary-400">Keine Ordner vorhanden</div>
         )}
       </div>
 
@@ -575,7 +574,7 @@ export function ContactFolderTree({
         <>
           <div className="fixed inset-0 z-[9998]" onClick={() => setColorPicker(null)} />
           <div className="fixed z-[9999] bg-white border border-secondary-200 rounded-lg shadow-lg p-3 min-w-[200px]" style={{ top: '50%', left: '50%', transform: 'translate(-50%, -50%)' }}>
-            <div className="text-sm font-semibold text-secondary-700 mb-2">{t('contactFolderTree.farbewählen')}</div>
+            <div className="text-sm font-semibold text-secondary-700 mb-2">Farbe wählen</div>
             <div className="grid grid-cols-6 gap-1.5 mb-3">
               {['#ef4444', '#f97316', '#f59e0b', '#eab308', '#84cc16', '#22c55e', '#10b981', '#14b8a6', '#06b6d4', '#3b82f6', '#6366f1', '#8b5cf6', '#a855f7', '#d946ef', '#ec4899', '#f43f5e', '#64748b', '#475569'].map((c) => (
                 <button

frontend/src/components/contacts/ContactList.tsx

@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ export function ContactList({
                   onClick={() => setBulkFolderOpen(!bulkFolderOpen)}
                   className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-2 py-1 text-xs font-medium bg-white/20 hover:bg-white/30 rounded transition-colors"
                 >
-                  {t('contactList.ordnerzuweisen')}
+                  Ordner zuweisen ▾
                 </button>
                 {bulkFolderOpen && (
                   <div className="absolute right-0 top-full mt-1 bg-white text-secondary-800 rounded-lg shadow-lg border border-secondary-200 max-h-60 overflow-y-auto min-w-[200px] z-30">
@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ export function ContactList({
                       </button>
                     ))}
                     {folderList.length === 0 && (
-                      <div className="px-3 py-2 text-xs text-secondary-400">{t('contactList.keineordner')}</div>
+                      <div className="px-3 py-2 text-xs text-secondary-400">Keine Ordner</div>
                     )}
                   </div>
                 )}
@@ -999,7 +999,7 @@ export function ContactList({
                   onClick={() => setBulkTagsOpen(!bulkTagsOpen)}
                   className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-2 py-1 text-xs font-medium bg-white/20 hover:bg-white/30 rounded transition-colors"
                 >
-                  {t('contactList.tagshinzufügen')}
+                  Tags hinzufügen ▾
                 </button>
                 {bulkTagsOpen && (
                   <div className="absolute right-0 top-full mt-1 bg-white text-secondary-800 rounded-lg shadow-lg border border-secondary-200 p-2 z-30">
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ export function ContactList({
                       type="text"
                       value={bulkTagsInput}
                       onChange={(e) => setBulkTagsInput(e.target.value)}
-                      placeholder={t('contactList.tag1tag2')}
+                      placeholder="tag1, tag2, ..."
                       className="w-48 px-2 py-1 text-xs border border-secondary-200 rounded focus:outline-none focus:border-primary-400"
                     />
                     <button
@@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ export function ContactList({
               onClick={clearSelection}
               className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-2 py-1 text-xs font-medium bg-white/20 hover:bg-white/30 rounded transition-colors"
             >
-              {t('contactList.auswahlaufheben')}
+              Auswahl aufheben
             </button>
           </div>
         )}
@@ -1041,9 +1041,9 @@ export function ContactList({
         {bulkDeleteConfirm && (
           <div className="fixed inset-0 z-50 flex items-center justify-center bg-black/40">
             <div className="bg-white rounded-lg shadow-xl p-6 max-w-sm">
-              <h3 className="text-lg font-semibold text-secondary-900 mb-2">{t('contactList.löschenbestätigen')}</h3>
+              <h3 className="text-lg font-semibold text-secondary-900 mb-2">Löschen bestätigen</h3>
               <p className="text-sm text-secondary-600 mb-4">
-                {selectedContactIds?.size || 0} {t('contactList.kontaktewirklichlöschen')}
+                {selectedContactIds?.size || 0} Kontakt(e) wirklich löschen?
               </p>
               <div className="flex justify-end gap-2">
                 <button
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ export function ContactList({
         {isCustomSortActive && customOrder.length > 0 && (
           <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 px-3 py-1 bg-amber-50 border-b border-amber-200 text-xs text-amber-700">
             <Info className="w-3 h-3" />
-            <span>{t('contactList.customsortierungaktivdraganddrop')}</span>
+            <span>Custom Sortierung aktiv — Drag-and-Drop zum Umsortieren</span>
           </div>
         )}
 
@@ -1138,15 +1138,15 @@ export function ContactList({
                   <div ref={colMenuRef} className="relative">
                     <button
                       onClick={() => setColMenuOpen(!colMenuOpen)}
-                      title={t('contactList.spaltenverwalten')}
-                      aria-label={t('contactList.spaltenverwalten')}
+                      title="Spalten verwalten"
+                      aria-label="Spalten verwalten"
                       className="p-1 rounded hover:bg-secondary-100 text-secondary-500 hover:text-secondary-700 transition-colors"
                     >
                       <Settings className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
                     </button>
                     {colMenuOpen && (
                       <div className="absolute right-0 top-full mt-1 bg-white rounded-lg shadow-lg border border-secondary-200 max-h-80 overflow-y-auto min-w-[200px] z-30">
-                        <div className="px-3 py-2 text-xs font-semibold text-secondary-700 border-b border-secondary-100">{t('contactList.spaltenverwalten')}</div>
+                        <div className="px-3 py-2 text-xs font-semibold text-secondary-700 border-b border-secondary-100">Spalten verwalten</div>
                         {ALL_COLUMNS.map((col) => (
                           <label
                             key={col.key}

frontend/src/components/contacts/FilterPanel.tsx

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import React, { useState, useRef, useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
 import { Filter, Plus, X, ChevronDown, Bookmark } from 'lucide-react';
 import type { UnifiedContact } from '@/api/unifiedContacts';
 import { useCustomFieldDefinitions, type CustomFieldDefinition } from '@/api/customFieldDefinitions';
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 // ─── Field definitions ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -246,7 +245,6 @@ function newConditionId() {
 }
 
 export function FilterPanel({ filters, onFiltersChange, contactType, savedFilters = [], onSaveFilter, onLoadFilter, onDeleteFilter }: FilterPanelProps) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
   const btnRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const panelRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
@@ -375,8 +373,8 @@ export function FilterPanel({ filters, onFiltersChange, contactType, savedFilter
       <div ref={btnRef} className="relative flex-shrink-0">
         <button
           onClick={handleToggle}
-          title={t('filterPanel.filter')}
-          aria-label={t('filterPanel.filter')}
+          title="Filter"
+          aria-label="Filter"
           className={`
             inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 px-2 py-1 rounded text-xs font-medium
             transition-colors duration-100 cursor-pointer relative
@@ -417,7 +415,7 @@ export function FilterPanel({ filters, onFiltersChange, contactType, savedFilter
                   onClick={clearAll}
                   className="text-xs text-secondary-500 hover:text-red-600 transition-colors"
                 >
-                  {t('filterPanel.allelöschen')}
+                  Alle löschen
                 </button>
               )}
               <button
@@ -432,7 +430,7 @@ export function FilterPanel({ filters, onFiltersChange, contactType, savedFilter
           {/* Logic toggle */}
           {activeCount > 0 && (
             <div className="flex items-center gap-2 px-4 py-2 border-b border-secondary-100">
-              <span className="text-xs text-secondary-500">{t('filterPanel.bedingungenverknüpfen')}</span>
+              <span className="text-xs text-secondary-500">Bedingungen verknüpfen:</span>
               <button
                 onClick={toggleLogic}
                 className={`
@@ -485,7 +483,7 @@ export function FilterPanel({ filters, onFiltersChange, contactType, savedFilter
           {/* Saved filters */}
           {savedFilters.length > 0 && (
             <div className="px-4 py-2 border-b border-secondary-100">
-              <div className="text-[10px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-secondary-400 mb-1.5">{t('filterPanel.gespeichertefilter')}</div>
+              <div className="text-[10px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-secondary-400 mb-1.5">Gespeicherte Filter</div>
               <div className="space-y-0.5">
                 {savedFilters.map((sf) => (
                   <div key={sf.id} className="flex items-center gap-1 group">
@@ -512,7 +510,7 @@ export function FilterPanel({ filters, onFiltersChange, contactType, savedFilter
           <div className="px-4 py-3 space-y-2">
             {filters.conditions.length === 0 && (
               <div className="text-center py-6 text-xs text-secondary-400">
-                {t('filterPanel.keinefilteraktivklickeuntenum')}
+                Keine Filter aktiv. Klicke unten um eine Bedingung hinzuzufügen.
               </div>
             )}
             {filters.conditions.map((cond, idx) => {
@@ -572,7 +570,7 @@ export function FilterPanel({ filters, onFiltersChange, contactType, savedFilter
                         onChange={(e) => updateCondition(cond.id, { value: e.target.value })}
                         className="px-2 py-1.5 text-xs border border-secondary-200 rounded bg-white cursor-pointer focus:outline-none focus:border-primary-400"
                       >
-                        <option value="">{t('filterPanel.wählen')}</option>
+                        <option value="">— wählen —</option>
                         {def.options?.map((opt) => (
                           <option key={opt.value} value={opt.value}>{opt.label}</option>
                         ))}
@@ -589,7 +587,7 @@ export function FilterPanel({ filters, onFiltersChange, contactType, savedFilter
                         type="text"
                         value={cond.value}
                         onChange={(e) => updateCondition(cond.id, { value: e.target.value })}
-                        placeholder={t('filterPanel.wert')}
+                        placeholder="Wert…"
                         className="w-24 px-2 py-1.5 text-xs border border-secondary-200 rounded focus:outline-none focus:border-primary-400"
                       />
                     )
@@ -617,7 +615,7 @@ export function FilterPanel({ filters, onFiltersChange, contactType, savedFilter
                 className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-2 py-1 text-xs font-medium text-primary-600 hover:bg-primary-50 rounded transition-colors"
               >
                 <Plus className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
-                {t('filterPanel.bedingunghinzufügen')}
+                Bedingung hinzufügen
               </button>
               {activeCount > 0 && onSaveFilter && (
                 <button
@@ -625,7 +623,7 @@ export function FilterPanel({ filters, onFiltersChange, contactType, savedFilter
                   className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-2 py-1 text-xs font-medium text-primary-600 hover:bg-primary-50 rounded transition-colors"
                 >
                   <Bookmark className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
-                  {t('filterPanel.filterspeichern')}
+                  Filter speichern
                 </button>
               )}
             </div>

frontend/src/components/contacts/FolderPermissionDialog.tsx

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import {
 import { useUsers } from '@/api/users';
 import { useGroups } from '@/api/groups';
 import type { FolderPermission } from '@/api/contactFolders';
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 interface FolderPermissionDialogProps {
   folderId: string;
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ function permLabel(level: string) {
 }
 
 export function FolderPermissionDialog({ folderId, folderName, onClose }: FolderPermissionDialogProps) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const { data: permData, isLoading } = useFolderPermissions(folderId);
   const { data: usersData } = useUsers(1, 100);
   const { data: groupsData } = useGroups();
@@ -111,7 +109,7 @@ export function FolderPermissionDialog({ folderId, folderName, onClose }: Folder
           <button
             onClick={onClose}
             className="text-secondary-400 hover:text-secondary-600 p-1 rounded-md hover:bg-secondary-100"
-            aria-label={t('folderPermissionDialog.schließen')}
+            aria-label="Schließen"
           >
             <X className="w-5 h-5" strokeWidth={2} />
           </button>
@@ -121,9 +119,9 @@ export function FolderPermissionDialog({ folderId, folderName, onClose }: Folder
         <div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto px-5 py-4">
           {/* Info banner */}
           <div className="mb-4 p-3 bg-primary-50 border border-primary-200 rounded-lg text-sm text-primary-700">
-            <p className="font-medium mb-1">{t('folderPermissionDialog.ordnerteilen')}</p>
+            <p className="font-medium mb-1">Ordner teilen</p>
             <p className="text-primary-600">
-              {t('folderPermissionDialog.gewährebenutzernodergruppenzugriffauf')}
+              Gewähre Benutzern oder Gruppen Zugriff auf diesen Ordner. Mit „Vererben" gelten die Rechte auch für alle Unterordner.
             </p>
           </div>
 
@@ -132,7 +130,7 @@ export function FolderPermissionDialog({ folderId, folderName, onClose }: Folder
             <div className="text-sm text-secondary-400 py-4 text-center">Laden…</div>
           ) : permissions.length === 0 ? (
             <div className="text-sm text-secondary-400 py-4 text-center">
-              {t('folderPermissionDialog.nochkeineberechtigungenvergebendieserord')}
+              Noch keine Berechtigungen vergeben. Dieser Ordner ist nur für den Besitzer sichtbar.
             </div>
           ) : (
             <div className="space-y-2">
@@ -178,8 +176,8 @@ export function FolderPermissionDialog({ folderId, folderName, onClose }: Folder
                     <button
                       onClick={() => handleDelete(perm)}
                       className="text-secondary-400 hover:text-red-600 p-1.5 rounded-md hover:bg-red-50 flex-shrink-0"
-                      title={t('folderPermissionDialog.entfernen')}
-                      aria-label={t('folderPermissionDialog.berechtigungentfernen')}
+                      title="Entfernen"
+                      aria-label="Berechtigung entfernen"
                     >
                       <Trash2 className="w-4 h-4" strokeWidth={2} />
                     </button>
@@ -194,7 +192,7 @@ export function FolderPermissionDialog({ folderId, folderName, onClose }: Folder
             <div className="mt-4 p-4 border-2 border-primary-200 rounded-lg bg-primary-50/50">
               <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mb-3">
                 <Plus className="w-4 h-4 text-primary-600" strokeWidth={2} />
-                <span className="text-sm font-medium text-secondary-700">{t('folderPermissionDialog.neueberechtigung')}</span>
+                <span className="text-sm font-medium text-secondary-700">Neue Berechtigung</span>
               </div>
 
               {/* Type toggle */}
@@ -266,7 +264,7 @@ export function FolderPermissionDialog({ folderId, folderName, onClose }: Folder
                   onChange={(e) => setAddInherit(e.target.checked)}
                   className="w-4 h-4 rounded border-secondary-300 text-primary-600 focus:ring-primary-500"
                 />
-                {t('folderPermissionDialog.aufunterordnervererben')}
+                Auf Unterordner vererben
               </label>
 
               {/* Actions */}
@@ -292,7 +290,7 @@ export function FolderPermissionDialog({ folderId, folderName, onClose }: Folder
               className="mt-4 w-full flex items-center justify-center gap-2 py-2.5 text-sm text-primary-600 border-2 border-dashed border-primary-200 rounded-lg hover:bg-primary-50 hover:border-primary-300 transition-colors"
             >
               <Plus className="w-4 h-4" strokeWidth={2} />
-              {t('folderPermissionDialog.berechtigunghinzufügen')}
+              Berechtigung hinzufügen
             </button>
           )}
         </div>

frontend/src/components/contacts/GroupPanel.tsx

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import React, { useState, useRef, useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
 import { Group as GroupIcon, Plus, X } from 'lucide-react';
 import type { UnifiedContact } from '@/api/unifiedContacts';
 import { useCustomFieldDefinitions } from '@/api/customFieldDefinitions';
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 // ─── Field definitions ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -173,7 +172,6 @@ function newGroupId() {
 }
 
 export function GroupPanel({ groupState, onGroupChange, contactType }: GroupPanelProps) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
   const btnRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const panelRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
@@ -291,8 +289,8 @@ export function GroupPanel({ groupState, onGroupChange, contactType }: GroupPane
       <div ref={btnRef} className="relative flex-shrink-0">
         <button
           onClick={handleToggle}
-          title={t('groupPanel.gruppierung')}
-          aria-label={t('groupPanel.gruppierung')}
+          title="Gruppierung"
+          aria-label="Gruppierung"
           className={`
             inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 px-2 py-1 rounded text-xs font-medium
             transition-colors duration-100 cursor-pointer relative
@@ -333,7 +331,7 @@ export function GroupPanel({ groupState, onGroupChange, contactType }: GroupPane
                   onClick={clearAll}
                   className="text-xs text-secondary-500 hover:text-red-600 transition-colors"
                 >
-                  {t('groupPanel.allelöschen')}
+                  Alle löschen
                 </button>
               )}
               <button
@@ -349,7 +347,7 @@ export function GroupPanel({ groupState, onGroupChange, contactType }: GroupPane
           {activeCount === 0 && (
             <div className="px-4 py-3 border-b border-secondary-100">
               <div className="text-center py-4 text-xs text-secondary-400">
-                {t('groupPanel.keinegruppierungaktivalledatensätzewerde')}
+                Keine Gruppierung aktiv. Alle Datensätze werden in einer flachen Liste angezeigt.
               </div>
             </div>
           )}
@@ -437,7 +435,7 @@ export function GroupPanel({ groupState, onGroupChange, contactType }: GroupPane
               className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-2 py-1 text-xs font-medium text-primary-600 hover:bg-primary-50 rounded transition-colors"
             >
               <Plus className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
-              {t('groupPanel.gruppierunghinzufügen')}
+              Gruppierung hinzufügen
             </button>
             <button
               onClick={() => setOpen(false)}

frontend/src/components/contacts/SaveViewDialog.tsx

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 import React, { useState } from 'react';
 import { Bookmark, Check, Folder, Filter, Group as GroupIcon, ArrowDownAZ, LayoutGrid } from 'lucide-react';
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 export interface SaveViewSelection {
   folder: boolean;
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ const defaultSelection: SaveViewSelection = {
 };
 
 export function SaveViewDialog({ open, onClose, onSave, hasFilter, hasGroup, hasSort, hasFolder }: SaveViewDialogProps) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const [name, setName] = useState('');
   const [selection, setSelection] = useState<SaveViewSelection>(defaultSelection);
 
@@ -68,19 +66,19 @@ export function SaveViewDialog({ open, onClose, onSave, hasFilter, hasGroup, has
         {/* Header */}
         <div className="flex items-center gap-2 px-5 py-4 border-b border-secondary-100">
           <Bookmark className="w-5 h-5 text-primary-600" strokeWidth={2} />
-          <h2 className="text-base font-semibold text-secondary-800">{t('saveViewDialog.ansichtspeichern')}</h2>
+          <h2 className="text-base font-semibold text-secondary-800">Ansicht speichern</h2>
         </div>
 
         {/* Body */}
         <div className="px-5 py-4 space-y-4">
           {/* Name input */}
           <div>
-            <label className="block text-xs font-medium text-secondary-600 mb-1">{t('saveViewDialog.namederansicht')}</label>
+            <label className="block text-xs font-medium text-secondary-600 mb-1">Name der Ansicht</label>
             <input
               type="text"
               value={name}
               onChange={(e) => setName(e.target.value)}
-              placeholder={t('saveViewDialog.zbmeinefirmenkontakte')}
+              placeholder="z.B. Meine Firmen-Kontakte"
               autoFocus
               onKeyDown={(e) => { if (e.key === 'Enter') handleSave(); }}
               className="w-full px-3 py-2 text-sm border border-secondary-200 rounded-md focus:outline-none focus:border-primary-400 focus:ring-1 focus:ring-primary-300"
@@ -89,7 +87,7 @@ export function SaveViewDialog({ open, onClose, onSave, hasFilter, hasGroup, has
 
           {/* Component selection */}
           <div>
-            <label className="block text-xs font-medium text-secondary-600 mb-2">{t('saveViewDialog.wassollgespeichertwerden')}</label>
+            <label className="block text-xs font-medium text-secondary-600 mb-2">Was soll gespeichert werden?</label>
             <div className="space-y-1.5">
               {options.map((opt) => (
                 <label
@@ -114,7 +112,7 @@ export function SaveViewDialog({ open, onClose, onSave, hasFilter, hasGroup, has
                     </div>
                   </span>
                   {!opt.available && (
-                    <span className="text-[10px] text-secondary-400 italic">{t('saveViewDialog.nichtaktiv')}</span>
+                    <span className="text-[10px] text-secondary-400 italic">nicht aktiv</span>
                   )}
                 </label>
               ))}

frontend/src/components/contacts/SortPanel.tsx

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import React, { useState, useRef, useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
 import { ArrowDownAZ, ArrowUpZA, Plus, X } from 'lucide-react';
 import type { UnifiedContact } from '@/api/unifiedContacts';
 import { useCustomFieldDefinitions } from '@/api/customFieldDefinitions';
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 // ─── Field definitions (reuse from FilterPanel) ────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -165,7 +164,6 @@ function newSortId() {
 }
 
 export function SortPanel({ sortState, onSortChange, contactType }: SortPanelProps) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
   const btnRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const panelRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
@@ -284,8 +282,8 @@ export function SortPanel({ sortState, onSortChange, contactType }: SortPanelPro
       <div ref={btnRef} className="relative flex-shrink-0">
         <button
           onClick={handleToggle}
-          title={t('sortPanel.sortieren')}
-          aria-label={t('sortPanel.sortieren')}
+          title="Sortieren"
+          aria-label="Sortieren"
           className={`
             inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 px-2 py-1 rounded text-xs font-medium
             transition-colors duration-100 cursor-pointer relative
@@ -326,7 +324,7 @@ export function SortPanel({ sortState, onSortChange, contactType }: SortPanelPro
                   onClick={clearAll}
                   className="text-xs text-secondary-500 hover:text-red-600 transition-colors"
                 >
-                  {t('sortPanel.allelöschen')}
+                  Alle löschen
                 </button>
               )}
               <button
@@ -342,7 +340,7 @@ export function SortPanel({ sortState, onSortChange, contactType }: SortPanelPro
           {activeCount === 0 && (
             <div className="px-4 py-3 border-b border-secondary-100">
               <div className="text-center py-4 text-xs text-secondary-400">
-                {t('sortPanel.keinesortierungaktivdatensätzekönnenper')}
+                Keine Sortierung aktiv. Datensätze können per Drag-and-Drop umsortiert werden.
               </div>
             </div>
           )}
@@ -450,7 +448,7 @@ export function SortPanel({ sortState, onSortChange, contactType }: SortPanelPro
               className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-2 py-1 text-xs font-medium text-primary-600 hover:bg-primary-50 rounded transition-colors"
             >
               <Plus className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
-              {t('sortPanel.sortierunghinzufügen')}
+              Sortierung hinzufügen
             </button>
             <button
               onClick={() => setOpen(false)}

frontend/src/components/custom-fields/CustomFieldRenderer.tsx

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import { Select } from '@/components/ui/Select';
 import { Badge } from '@/components/ui/Badge';
 import { X } from 'lucide-react';
 import type { CustomFieldDefinition } from '@/api/customFieldDefinitions';
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 export interface CustomFieldRendererProps {
   definition: CustomFieldDefinition;
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ export interface CustomFieldRendererProps {
 }
 
 export function CustomFieldRenderer({ definition, value, onChange }: CustomFieldRendererProps) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const generatedId = useId();
   const fieldId = `cf-${definition.id || generatedId}`;
   const { field_type, options, required } = definition;
@@ -41,7 +39,7 @@ export function CustomFieldRenderer({ definition, value, onChange }: CustomField
           />
           <span>
             {definition.label}
-            {required && <span className="text-danger-500 ml-1" aria-label={t('customFieldRenderer.required')}>*</span>}
+            {required && <span className="text-danger-500 ml-1" aria-label="required">*</span>}
           </span>
         </label>
       </div>
@@ -75,7 +73,7 @@ export function CustomFieldRenderer({ definition, value, onChange }: CustomField
       <div className="w-full">
         <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-secondary-700 mb-1">
           {definition.label}
-          {required && <span className="text-danger-500 ml-1" aria-label={t('customFieldRenderer.required')}>*</span>}
+          {required && <span className="text-danger-500 ml-1" aria-label="required">*</span>}
         </label>
         {selectedValues.length > 0 && (
           <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-1.5 mb-2">
@@ -108,9 +106,9 @@ export function CustomFieldRenderer({ definition, value, onChange }: CustomField
             ))}
           </div>
         ) : availableOptions.length === 0 ? (
-          <p className="text-sm text-secondary-400">{t('customFieldRenderer.keineoptionenverfügbar')}</p>
+          <p className="text-sm text-secondary-400">Keine Optionen verfügbar</p>
         ) : (
-          <p className="text-sm text-secondary-400">{t('customFieldRenderer.alleoptionenausgewählt')}</p>
+          <p className="text-sm text-secondary-400">Alle Optionen ausgewählt</p>
         )}
       </div>
     );
@@ -125,7 +123,7 @@ export function CustomFieldRenderer({ definition, value, onChange }: CustomField
         label={definition.label}
         required={required}
         options={selectOptions}
-        placeholder={t('customFieldRenderer.bittewählen')}
+        placeholder="— Bitte wählen —"
         value={value ?? ''}
         onChange={(e) => onChange(e.target.value)}
       />

frontend/src/components/layout/AISidebar.tsx

@@ -44,11 +44,10 @@ interface TabDef {
 }
 
 function ChatPanel() {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   return (
     <div className="flex flex-col h-full" data-testid="chat-panel">
       <div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto p-3">
-        <p className="text-sm text-secondary-400 text-center py-8">{t('aISidebar.chatsidebarcomingsoon')}</p>
+        <p className="text-sm text-secondary-400 text-center py-8">Chat-Sidebar - Coming Soon</p>
       </div>
     </div>
   );
@@ -104,7 +103,6 @@ export function AISidebar() {
   }
 
   const renderTabContent = () => {
-    const { t } = useTranslation();
     if (aiSidebarTab === 'proactive') {
       return (
         <div className="flex flex-col h-full">
@@ -119,14 +117,14 @@ export function AISidebar() {
       return (
         <div className="flex flex-col h-full overflow-y-auto p-3 gap-2" data-testid="notification-list">
           {notifications.length === 0 && (
-            <p className="text-sm text-secondary-400 text-center py-4">{t('aISidebar.keinebenachrichtigungen')}</p>
+            <p className="text-sm text-secondary-400 text-center py-4">Keine Benachrichtigungen</p>
           )}
           {notifications.map((msg, i) => (
             <div key={i} className="flex items-start justify-between gap-2 px-3 py-2 rounded-lg border border-secondary-200 bg-secondary-50 hover:border-secondary-300 hover:bg-secondary-100 transition-colors text-sm text-secondary-700 group">
               <span className="flex-1 leading-snug">{msg}</span>
               <button
                 className="p-1 rounded text-secondary-300 hover:text-danger-600 hover:bg-danger-50 opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5"
-                aria-label={t('aISidebar.benachrichtigunglöschen')}
+                aria-label="Benachrichtigung löschen"
                 onClick={() => removeNotification(i)}
               >
                 <X className="w-3.5 h-3.5" aria-hidden="true" strokeWidth={2} />
@@ -152,13 +150,13 @@ export function AISidebar() {
     return (
       <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center h-full text-center px-4 gap-3">
         <p className="text-sm text-secondary-500">
-          {t('aISidebar.dervollekichatistauf')}
+          Der volle KI-Chat ist auf der AI-Assistant-Seite verfügbar.
         </p>
         <Link
           to="/ai-assistant"
           className="inline-flex items-center px-4 py-2 rounded-md bg-primary-600 text-white text-sm font-medium hover:bg-primary-700 focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-primary-500 min-h-touch"
         >
-          {t('aISidebar.aiassistantöffnen')}
+          AI Assistant öffnen
         </Link>
       </div>
     );
@@ -192,8 +190,8 @@ export function AISidebar() {
       <button
         onClick={toggleAISidebar}
         className="p-1.5 rounded-md text-secondary-400 hover:text-secondary-600 hover:bg-secondary-100 min-h-touch min-w-touch flex items-center justify-center"
-        title={t('aISidebar.einklappen')}
-        aria-label={t('aISidebar.kiassistenteinklappen')}
+        title="Einklappen"
+        aria-label="KI Assistent einklappen"
       >
         {chevronRightIcon}
       </button>
@@ -212,7 +210,7 @@ export function AISidebar() {
           <button
             onClick={toggleAISidebar}
             className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-2 py-1 rounded text-sm text-secondary-700 hover:bg-secondary-100 min-h-touch"
-            aria-label={t('aISidebar.zurück')}
+            aria-label="Zurück"
             data-testid="ai-sidebar-back"
           >
             <ChevronLeft className="w-5 h-5" aria-hidden="true" strokeWidth={2} />

frontend/src/components/layout/MessageSidebar.tsx

@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ function MessageFeed({
   messages: Message[];
   loading: boolean;
 }) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const scrollRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -148,7 +147,7 @@ function MessageFeed({
   if (messages.length === 0) {
     return (
       <div className="flex items-center justify-center h-full text-sm text-secondary-400">
-        {t('messageSidebar.keinenachrichten')}
+        Keine Nachrichten
       </div>
     );
   }
@@ -206,7 +205,6 @@ function MessageInput({
   onSend: (text: string) => void;
   disabled: boolean;
 }) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const [text, setText] = useState('');
 
   const handleSend = () => {
@@ -238,7 +236,7 @@ function MessageInput({
         onClick={handleSend}
         disabled={disabled || !text.trim()}
         className="p-2 rounded-lg bg-primary-500 text-white hover:bg-primary-600 disabled:bg-secondary-200 disabled:text-secondary-400 transition-colors min-h-touch min-w-touch flex items-center justify-center"
-        aria-label={t('messageSidebar.senden')}
+        aria-label="Senden"
         data-testid="message-send-btn"
       >
         {sendIcon}
@@ -388,7 +386,6 @@ export function MessageSidebar() {
 
   // Determine which pinned conv to select when a quick-access button is clicked
   const handleQuickAccess = (qa: QuickAccessDef) => {
-    const { t } = useTranslation();
     setCurrentView(qa.view);
     if (qa.view === 'conversations' && qa.filterPinned) {
       // Find pinned conversation matching the filter by title
@@ -483,8 +480,8 @@ export function MessageSidebar() {
       <button
         onClick={toggleMessageSidebar}
         className="p-1.5 rounded-md text-secondary-400 hover:text-secondary-600 hover:bg-secondary-100 min-h-touch min-w-touch flex items-center justify-center"
-        title={t('messageSidebar.einklappen')}
-        aria-label={t('messageSidebar.messagingeinklappen')}
+        title="Einklappen"
+        aria-label="Messaging einklappen"
       >
         {chevronRightIcon}
       </button>
@@ -501,7 +498,7 @@ export function MessageSidebar() {
         <p className="text-sm text-red-500 text-center py-2">{typeof error === "string" ? error : (error as any)?.message || "Ein Fehler ist aufgetreten"}</p>
       )}
       {!loading && conversations.length === 0 && !error && (
-        <p className="text-sm text-secondary-400 text-center py-4">{t('messageSidebar.keinekonversationen')}</p>
+        <p className="text-sm text-secondary-400 text-center py-4">Keine Konversationen</p>
       )}
       {/* Pinned conversations */}
       {pinnedConversations.length > 0 && (
@@ -540,7 +537,6 @@ export function MessageSidebar() {
 
   // ─── Main Content Area ───
   const renderContent = () => {
-    const { t } = useTranslation();
     if (currentView === 'team') {
       return <TeamPanel onStartDirectChat={handleStartDirectChat} />;
     }
@@ -568,7 +564,7 @@ export function MessageSidebar() {
           )}
           {isSystemLocked && (
             <div className="p-3 border-t border-secondary-200 text-center">
-              <span className="text-xs text-secondary-400">{t('messageSidebar.systemkonversationschreibgeschützt')}</span>
+              <span className="text-xs text-secondary-400">System-Konversation (schreibgeschützt)</span>
             </div>
           )}
         </div>
@@ -588,7 +584,7 @@ export function MessageSidebar() {
           <button
             onClick={toggleMessageSidebar}
             className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-2 py-1 rounded text-sm text-secondary-700 hover:bg-secondary-100 min-h-touch"
-            aria-label={t('messageSidebar.zurück')}
+            aria-label="Zurück"
             data-testid="message-sidebar-back"
           >
             <ChevronLeft className="w-5 h-5" aria-hidden="true" strokeWidth={2} />

frontend/src/components/layout/PluginToolbar.tsx

@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { usePluginToolbarStore, type ToolbarItem } from '@/store/pluginToolbarStore';
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 function ToolbarButton({ item }: { item: ToolbarItem }) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   return (
     <button
       onClick={item.onClick}
@@ -23,7 +21,6 @@ function ToolbarButton({ item }: { item: ToolbarItem }) {
 }
 
 function ToolbarSearch({ item }: { item: ToolbarItem }) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const [expanded, setExpanded] = React.useState(false);
   const [value, setValue] = React.useState('');
   const inputRef = React.useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
@@ -77,7 +74,7 @@ function ToolbarSearch({ item }: { item: ToolbarItem }) {
       <button
         onClick={handleToggle}
         className="ml-1 p-1 rounded hover:bg-secondary-100 text-secondary-400 hover:text-secondary-600 transition-colors"
-        aria-label={t('pluginToolbar.sucheschließen')}
+        aria-label="Suche schließen"
       >
         <svg className="w-3.5 h-3.5" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth={2} viewBox="0 0 24 24">
           <line x1="18" y1="6" x2="6" y2="18" />

frontend/src/components/layout/Sidebar.tsx

@@ -182,21 +182,21 @@ export function Sidebar() {
           'flex flex-col transition-transform motion-safe:duration-300',
           sidebarOpen ? 'translate-x-0' : '-translate-x-full md:hidden'
         )}
-        aria-label={t('sidebar.seitenleistenavigation')}
+        aria-label="Seitenleiste Navigation"
         data-testid="sidebar"
       >
         <div className="h-[58px] flex items-center gap-2 px-4 border-b border-secondary-700">
           <button
             onClick={() => navigate('/start')}
             className="p-1.5 rounded-md text-secondary-400 hover:bg-secondary-700 hover:text-white flex items-center justify-center focus:outline-none"
-            aria-label={t('sidebar.zurückzurstartseite')}
-            title={t('sidebar.zurückzurstartseite')}
+            aria-label="Zurück zur Startseite"
+            title="Zurück zur Startseite"
           >
             <ArrowLeft className="w-4 h-4" />
           </button>
           <span className="text-xl font-bold text-white">leocrm</span>
         </div>
-        <nav className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto py-4" aria-label={t('sidebar.hauptnavigation')}>
+        <nav className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto py-4" aria-label="Hauptnavigation">
           <ul className="space-y-1 px-2">
             {(() => {
               const groups = new Map<string, typeof allMenuItems>();

frontend/src/components/layout/SortableMenuItem.tsx

@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import {
   Workflow,
 } from 'lucide-react';
 import clsx from 'clsx';
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 // Curated icon map — avoids `import * as LucideIcons` which loads ALL icons
 // and causes OOM in tests (ARCH-063).
@@ -70,7 +69,6 @@ function getIcon(name: string): React.ReactNode {
 }
 
 export function SortableMenuItem({ id, label, icon, isGroup }: SortableMenuItemProps) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const {
     attributes,
     listeners,
@@ -101,7 +99,7 @@ export function SortableMenuItem({ id, label, icon, isGroup }: SortableMenuItemP
         className="cursor-grab active:cursor-grabbing text-secondary-400 hover:text-secondary-600 focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-primary-500 rounded"
         {...attributes}
         {...listeners}
-        aria-label={t('sortableMenuItem.ziehenzumsortieren')}
+        aria-label="Ziehen zum Sortieren"
         type="button"
       >
         <GripVertical className="w-4 h-4" />

frontend/src/components/layout/TopBar.tsx

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export function TopBar() {
         <button
           onClick={toggleSidebar}
           className="p-2 rounded-md bg-primary-600 text-white hover:bg-primary-700 min-h-touch min-w-touch flex items-center justify-center focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-primary-500"
-          aria-label={t('topBar.seitenleisteeinausklappen')}
+          aria-label="Seitenleiste ein-/ausklappen"
           aria-expanded={true}
         >
           <Menu className="w-4 h-4" aria-hidden="true" strokeWidth={2} />

frontend/src/components/mail/ComposeModal.tsx

@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ export function ComposeModal({
             label={t('mail.to')}
             {...register('to')}
             error={errorMsg(errors.to?.message)}
-            placeholder={t('composeModal.recipientexamplecom')}
+            placeholder="recipient@example.com"
             required
             data-testid="compose-to"
           />
@@ -322,13 +322,13 @@ export function ComposeModal({
                   label={t('mail.cc')}
                   {...register('cc')}
                   error={errorMsg(errors.cc?.message)}
-                  placeholder={t('composeModal.ccexamplecom')}
+                  placeholder="cc@example.com"
                 />
                 <Input
                   label={t('mail.bcc')}
                   {...register('bcc')}
                   error={errorMsg(errors.bcc?.message)}
-                  placeholder={t('composeModal.bccexamplecom')}
+                  placeholder="bcc@example.com"
                 />
               </div>
             )}
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ export function ComposeModal({
             >
               {t('mail.addAttachment')}
             </Button>
-            <span className="text-xs text-secondary-400">{t('composeModal.max25mbperfile')}</span>
+            <span className="text-xs text-secondary-400">Max 25 MB per file</span>
           </div>
           {attachments.length > 0 && (
             <ul className="mt-2 space-y-1">

frontend/src/components/mail/MailComposeForm.tsx

@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ export function MailComposeForm({
           label={t('mail.to')}
           {...register('to')}
           error={errorMsg(errors.to?.message)}
-          placeholder={t('mailComposeForm.recipientexamplecom')}
+          placeholder="recipient@example.com"
           required
           data-testid="compose-to"
         />
@@ -323,13 +323,13 @@ export function MailComposeForm({
                 label={t('mail.cc')}
                 {...register('cc')}
                 error={errorMsg(errors.cc?.message)}
-                placeholder={t('mailComposeForm.ccexamplecom')}
+                placeholder="cc@example.com"
               />
               <Input
                 label={t('mail.bcc')}
                 {...register('bcc')}
                 error={errorMsg(errors.bcc?.message)}
-                placeholder={t('mailComposeForm.bccexamplecom')}
+                placeholder="bcc@example.com"
               />
             </div>
           )}
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ export function MailComposeForm({
           >
             {t('mail.addAttachment')}
           </Button>
-          <span className="text-xs text-secondary-400">{t('mailComposeForm.max25mbperfile')}</span>
+          <span className="text-xs text-secondary-400">Max 25 MB per file</span>
         </div>
         {attachments.length > 0 && (
           <ul className="mt-2 space-y-1">

frontend/src/components/mail/MailFilterPanel.tsx

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 import React, { useState, useRef, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { Filter, Plus, X, Bookmark } from 'lucide-react';
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 // ─── Field definitions ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -184,7 +183,6 @@ function newConditionId() {
 }
 
 export function MailFilterPanel({ filters, onFiltersChange, savedFilters = [], onSaveFilter, onLoadFilter, onDeleteFilter }: MailFilterPanelProps) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
   const btnRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const panelRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
@@ -274,8 +272,8 @@ export function MailFilterPanel({ filters, onFiltersChange, savedFilters = [], o
       <div ref={btnRef} className="relative flex-shrink-0">
         <button
           onClick={handleToggle}
-          title={t('mailFilterPanel.filter')}
-          aria-label={t('mailFilterPanel.filter')}
+          title="Filter"
+          aria-label="Filter"
           className={`
             inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 px-2 py-1 rounded text-xs font-medium
             transition-colors duration-100 cursor-pointer relative
@@ -313,7 +311,7 @@ export function MailFilterPanel({ filters, onFiltersChange, savedFilters = [], o
             <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
               {activeCount > 0 && (
                 <button onClick={clearAll} className="text-xs text-secondary-500 hover:text-red-600 transition-colors">
-                  {t('mailFilterPanel.allelöschen')}
+                  Alle löschen
                 </button>
               )}
               <button onClick={() => setOpen(false)} className="p-1 rounded hover:bg-secondary-100 text-secondary-400 hover:text-secondary-600">
@@ -325,7 +323,7 @@ export function MailFilterPanel({ filters, onFiltersChange, savedFilters = [], o
           {/* Logic toggle */}
           {activeCount > 0 && (
             <div className="flex items-center gap-2 px-4 py-2 border-b border-secondary-100">
-              <span className="text-xs text-secondary-500">{t('mailFilterPanel.bedingungenverknüpfen')}</span>
+              <span className="text-xs text-secondary-500">Bedingungen verknüpfen:</span>
               <button onClick={toggleLogic} className={`px-2 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium rounded transition-colors ${filters.logic === 'AND' ? 'bg-primary-600 text-white' : 'bg-secondary-100 text-secondary-600 hover:bg-secondary-200'}`}>UND</button>
               <button onClick={toggleLogic} className={`px-2 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium rounded transition-colors ${filters.logic === 'OR' ? 'bg-primary-600 text-white' : 'bg-secondary-100 text-secondary-600 hover:bg-secondary-200'}`}>ODER</button>
             </div>
@@ -350,7 +348,7 @@ export function MailFilterPanel({ filters, onFiltersChange, savedFilters = [], o
           {/* Saved filters */}
           {(savedFilters?.length ?? 0) > 0 && (
             <div className="px-4 py-2 border-b border-secondary-100">
-              <div className="text-[10px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-secondary-400 mb-1.5">{t('mailFilterPanel.gespeichertefilter')}</div>
+              <div className="text-[10px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-secondary-400 mb-1.5">Gespeicherte Filter</div>
               <div className="space-y-0.5">
                 {savedFilters.map((sf) => (
                   <div key={sf.id} className="flex items-center gap-1 group">
@@ -371,7 +369,7 @@ export function MailFilterPanel({ filters, onFiltersChange, savedFilters = [], o
           <div className="px-4 py-3 space-y-2">
             {(filters.conditions?.length ?? 0) === 0 && (
               <div className="text-center py-6 text-xs text-secondary-400">
-                {t('mailFilterPanel.keinefilteraktivklickeuntenum')}
+                Keine Filter aktiv. Klicke unten um eine Bedingung hinzuzufügen.
               </div>
             )}
             {filters.conditions.map((cond, idx) => {
@@ -411,13 +409,13 @@ export function MailFilterPanel({ filters, onFiltersChange, savedFilters = [], o
                   {currentOp?.needsValue ? (
                     def?.type === 'select' ? (
                       <select value={cond.value} onChange={(e) => updateCondition(cond.id, { value: e.target.value })} className="px-2 py-1.5 text-xs border border-secondary-200 rounded bg-white cursor-pointer focus:outline-none focus:border-primary-400">
-                        <option value="">{t('mailFilterPanel.wählen')}</option>
+                        <option value="">— wählen —</option>
                         {def.options?.map((opt) => (<option key={opt.value} value={opt.value}>{opt.label}</option>))}
                       </select>
                     ) : def?.type === 'date' ? (
                       <input type="date" value={cond.value} onChange={(e) => updateCondition(cond.id, { value: e.target.value })} className="px-2 py-1.5 text-xs border border-secondary-200 rounded focus:outline-none focus:border-primary-400" />
                     ) : (
-                      <input type="text" value={cond.value} onChange={(e) => updateCondition(cond.id, { value: e.target.value })} placeholder={t('mailFilterPanel.wert')} className="w-24 px-2 py-1.5 text-xs border border-secondary-200 rounded focus:outline-none focus:border-primary-400" />
+                      <input type="text" value={cond.value} onChange={(e) => updateCondition(cond.id, { value: e.target.value })} placeholder="Wert…" className="w-24 px-2 py-1.5 text-xs border border-secondary-200 rounded focus:outline-none focus:border-primary-400" />
                     )
                   ) : (
                     <div className="w-24" />
@@ -436,12 +434,12 @@ export function MailFilterPanel({ filters, onFiltersChange, savedFilters = [], o
             <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
               <button onClick={addCondition} className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-2 py-1 text-xs font-medium text-primary-600 hover:bg-primary-50 rounded transition-colors">
                 <Plus className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
-                {t('mailFilterPanel.bedingunghinzufügen')}
+                Bedingung hinzufügen
               </button>
               {activeCount > 0 && onSaveFilter && (
                 <button onClick={handleSaveFilter} className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-2 py-1 text-xs font-medium text-primary-600 hover:bg-primary-50 rounded transition-colors">
                   <Bookmark className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
-                  {t('mailFilterPanel.filterspeichern')}
+                  Filter speichern
                 </button>
               )}
             </div>

frontend/src/components/mail/MailFolderTree.tsx

@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ function ContextMenu({
   onClose: () => void;
   onEmptyFolder: (folderId: string, folderName: string) => void;
 }) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -137,7 +136,7 @@ function ContextMenu({
         onClick={() => { onEmptyFolder(state.folderId, state.folderName); onClose(); }}
         className="w-full text-left px-3 py-1.5 text-sm text-red-600 hover:bg-red-50"
       >
-        {t('mailFolderTree.ordnerleeren')}
+        Ordner leeren
       </button>
     </div>
   );

frontend/src/components/mail/MailGroupPanel.tsx

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 import React, { useState, useRef, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { Group as GroupIcon, Plus, X } from 'lucide-react';
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 type FieldType = 'text' | 'number' | 'date';
 
@@ -115,7 +114,6 @@ interface MailGroupPanelProps {
 }
 
 export function MailGroupPanel({ groupState, onGroupChange }: MailGroupPanelProps) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
   const btnRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const panelRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
@@ -170,8 +168,8 @@ export function MailGroupPanel({ groupState, onGroupChange }: MailGroupPanelProp
       <div ref={btnRef} className="relative flex-shrink-0">
         <button
           onClick={handleToggle}
-          title={t('mailGroupPanel.gruppierung')}
-          aria-label={t('mailGroupPanel.gruppierung')}
+          title="Gruppierung"
+          aria-label="Gruppierung"
           className={`inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 px-2 py-1 rounded text-xs font-medium transition-colors duration-100 cursor-pointer relative ${open || activeCount > 0 ? 'bg-primary-100 text-primary-700' : 'text-secondary-600 hover:bg-secondary-100 hover:text-secondary-900'}`}
         >
           <GroupIcon className="w-3.5 h-3.5" strokeWidth={2} />
@@ -186,12 +184,12 @@ export function MailGroupPanel({ groupState, onGroupChange }: MailGroupPanelProp
           <div className="flex items-center justify-between px-4 py-3 border-b border-secondary-100">
             <span className="text-sm font-semibold text-secondary-800">Gruppierung</span>
             <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-              {activeCount > 0 && <button onClick={clearAll} className="text-xs text-secondary-500 hover:text-red-600 transition-colors">{t('mailGroupPanel.allelöschen')}</button>}
+              {activeCount > 0 && <button onClick={clearAll} className="text-xs text-secondary-500 hover:text-red-600 transition-colors">Alle löschen</button>}
               <button onClick={() => setOpen(false)} className="p-1 rounded hover:bg-secondary-100 text-secondary-400 hover:text-secondary-600"><X className="w-3.5 h-3.5" /></button>
             </div>
           </div>
           <div className="px-4 py-3 space-y-2">
-            {groupState.conditions.length === 0 && <div className="text-center py-6 text-xs text-secondary-400">{t('mailGroupPanel.keinegruppierungaktivklickeuntenum')}</div>}
+            {groupState.conditions.length === 0 && <div className="text-center py-6 text-xs text-secondary-400">Keine Gruppierung aktiv. Klicke unten um ein Feld hinzuzufügen.</div>}
             {groupState.conditions.map((cond, idx) => (
               <div key={cond.id} className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
                 <span className="text-[10px] font-bold text-secondary-400 w-6 text-center">{idx + 1}.</span>
@@ -205,7 +203,7 @@ export function MailGroupPanel({ groupState, onGroupChange }: MailGroupPanelProp
             ))}
           </div>
           <div className="flex items-center justify-between px-4 py-3 border-t border-secondary-100">
-            <button onClick={addCondition} className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-2 py-1 text-xs font-medium text-primary-600 hover:bg-primary-50 rounded transition-colors"><Plus className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />{t('mailGroupPanel.feldhinzufügen')}</button>
+            <button onClick={addCondition} className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-2 py-1 text-xs font-medium text-primary-600 hover:bg-primary-50 rounded transition-colors"><Plus className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />Feld hinzufügen</button>
             <button onClick={() => setOpen(false)} className="px-3 py-1 text-xs font-medium text-white bg-primary-600 hover:bg-primary-700 rounded transition-colors">Fertig</button>
           </div>
         </div>

frontend/src/components/mail/MailSortPanel.tsx

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 import React, { useState, useRef, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { ArrowUpDown, Plus, X, ChevronUp, ChevronDown } from 'lucide-react';
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 type FieldType = 'text' | 'number' | 'date';
 
@@ -87,7 +86,6 @@ interface MailSortPanelProps {
 }
 
 export function MailSortPanel({ sortState, onSortChange }: MailSortPanelProps) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
   const btnRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const panelRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
@@ -146,8 +144,8 @@ export function MailSortPanel({ sortState, onSortChange }: MailSortPanelProps) {
       <div ref={btnRef} className="relative flex-shrink-0">
         <button
           onClick={handleToggle}
-          title={t('mailSortPanel.sortieren')}
-          aria-label={t('mailSortPanel.sortieren')}
+          title="Sortieren"
+          aria-label="Sortieren"
           className={`inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 px-2 py-1 rounded text-xs font-medium transition-colors duration-100 cursor-pointer relative ${open || activeCount > 0 ? 'bg-primary-100 text-primary-700' : 'text-secondary-600 hover:bg-secondary-100 hover:text-secondary-900'}`}
         >
           <ArrowUpDown className="w-3.5 h-3.5" strokeWidth={2} />
@@ -162,12 +160,12 @@ export function MailSortPanel({ sortState, onSortChange }: MailSortPanelProps) {
           <div className="flex items-center justify-between px-4 py-3 border-b border-secondary-100">
             <span className="text-sm font-semibold text-secondary-800">Sortieren</span>
             <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-              {activeCount > 0 && <button onClick={clearAll} className="text-xs text-secondary-500 hover:text-red-600 transition-colors">{t('mailSortPanel.allelöschen')}</button>}
+              {activeCount > 0 && <button onClick={clearAll} className="text-xs text-secondary-500 hover:text-red-600 transition-colors">Alle löschen</button>}
               <button onClick={() => setOpen(false)} className="p-1 rounded hover:bg-secondary-100 text-secondary-400 hover:text-secondary-600"><X className="w-3.5 h-3.5" /></button>
             </div>
           </div>
           <div className="px-4 py-3 space-y-2">
-            {sortState.conditions.length === 0 && <div className="text-center py-6 text-xs text-secondary-400">{t('mailSortPanel.keinesortierungaktivklickeuntenum')}</div>}
+            {sortState.conditions.length === 0 && <div className="text-center py-6 text-xs text-secondary-400">Keine Sortierung aktiv. Klicke unten um ein Feld hinzuzufügen.</div>}
             {sortState.conditions.map((cond, idx) => (
               <div key={cond.id} className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
                 <span className="text-[10px] font-bold text-secondary-400 w-6 text-center">{idx + 1}.</span>
@@ -184,7 +182,7 @@ export function MailSortPanel({ sortState, onSortChange }: MailSortPanelProps) {
             ))}
           </div>
           <div className="flex items-center justify-between px-4 py-3 border-t border-secondary-100">
-            <button onClick={addCondition} className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-2 py-1 text-xs font-medium text-primary-600 hover:bg-primary-50 rounded transition-colors"><Plus className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />{t('mailSortPanel.feldhinzufügen')}</button>
+            <button onClick={addCondition} className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-2 py-1 text-xs font-medium text-primary-600 hover:bg-primary-50 rounded transition-colors"><Plus className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />Feld hinzufügen</button>
             <button onClick={() => setOpen(false)} className="px-3 py-1 text-xs font-medium text-white bg-primary-600 hover:bg-primary-700 rounded transition-colors">Fertig</button>
           </div>
         </div>

frontend/src/components/mail/PgpSettings.tsx

@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ export function PgpSettings() {
               value={privateKey}
               onChange={(e) => setPrivateKey(e.target.value)}
               className="w-full min-h-32 border border-secondary-300 rounded-md p-3 text-sm font-mono focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-primary-500"
-              placeholder={t('pgpSettings.beginpgpprivatekeyblock')}
+              placeholder="-----BEGIN PGP PRIVATE KEY BLOCK-----"
               data-testid="pgp-private-key"
             />
           </div>
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ export function PgpSettings() {
                 <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
                   <div>
                     <p className="text-sm font-medium text-secondary-900">{key.user_id}</p>
-                    <p className="text-xs text-secondary-500">{t('pgpSettings.keyid')} {key.key_id}</p>
+                    <p className="text-xs text-secondary-500">Key ID: {key.key_id}</p>
                     <p className="text-xs text-secondary-400">Fingerprint: {key.fingerprint}</p>
                   </div>
                   <span className="text-xs text-secondary-400">{key.is_private ? t('mail.privateKeyLabel') : t('mail.publicKey')}</span>
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ export function PgpSettings() {
             label={t('mail.contactId')}
             value={contactId}
             onChange={(e) => setContactId(e.target.value)}
-            placeholder={t('pgpSettings.contactuuid')}
+            placeholder="contact-uuid"
           />
           <div>
             <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-secondary-700 mb-1">{t('mail.publicKey')}</label>
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ export function PgpSettings() {
               value={contactPublicKey}
               onChange={(e) => setContactPublicKey(e.target.value)}
               className="w-full min-h-24 border border-secondary-300 rounded-md p-3 text-sm font-mono focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-primary-500"
-              placeholder={t('pgpSettings.beginpgppublickeyblock')}
+              placeholder="-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----"
               data-testid="contact-public-key"
             />
           </div>
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ export function PgpSettings() {
             {contactKeys.map((ck) => (
               <li key={ck.contact_id} className="p-3 rounded-md border border-secondary-200">
                 <p className="text-sm font-medium text-secondary-900">{ck.contact_name}</p>
-                <p className="text-xs text-secondary-500">{t('pgpSettings.keyid')} {ck.key_id}</p>
+                <p className="text-xs text-secondary-500">Key ID: {ck.key_id}</p>
                 <p className="text-xs text-secondary-400">Fingerprint: {ck.fingerprint}</p>
               </li>
             ))}

frontend/src/components/mail/RichTextEditor.tsx

@@ -195,13 +195,13 @@ export function RichTextEditor({ content, onChange, placeholder, editable = true
         <div className="w-px h-6 bg-secondary-200 mx-1" />
 
         {/* Color */}
-        <label className="p-1.5 rounded hover:bg-secondary-100 cursor-pointer" title={t('richTextEditor.textcolor')}>
+        <label className="p-1.5 rounded hover:bg-secondary-100 cursor-pointer" title="Text color">
           <Heading className="w-4 h-4" strokeWidth={2} />
           <input
             type="color"
             className="sr-only"
             onChange={(e) => editor.chain().focus().setColor(e.target.value).run()}
-            title={t('richTextEditor.textcolor')}
+            title="Text color"
           />
         </label>
 

frontend/src/components/mail/SignatureManager.tsx

@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ export function SignatureManager() {
               <RichTextEditor
                 content={bodyHtmlValue}
                 onChange={(html: string) => setSigValue('body_html', html)}
-                placeholder={t('signatureManager.pmitfreundlichengrüßenbruser')}
+                placeholder="<p>Mit freundlichen Grüßen,<br>{{user.name}}</p>"
               />
             </div>
             <label className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm text-secondary-700">

frontend/src/components/notifications/NotificationItem.tsx

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import {
   type LucideIcon,
 } from 'lucide-react';
 import type { NotificationItem as NotificationItemType } from '@/api/notifications';
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 // ── helpers ──
 
@@ -79,7 +78,6 @@ export interface NotificationItemProps {
 }
 
 export function NotificationItem({ notification, onMarkRead }: NotificationItemProps) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const isUnread = notification.read_at == null;
   const Icon = getIconForType(notification.type);
 
@@ -125,8 +123,8 @@ export function NotificationItem({ notification, onMarkRead }: NotificationItemP
           {isUnread && (
             <span
               className="flex-shrink-0 w-2 h-2 rounded-full bg-primary-500"
-              aria-label={t('notificationItem.ungelesen')}
-              title={t('notificationItem.ungelesen')}
+              aria-label="ungelesen"
+              title="ungelesen"
             />
           )}
         </div>

frontend/src/components/plugins/PluginRouteRenderer.tsx

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { Loader2 } from 'lucide-react';
 import { usePluginStore } from '@/store/pluginStore';
 import { ProtectedRoute } from '@/components/common/ProtectedRoute';
 import { PluginPage } from './PluginLoader';
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 /**
  * PluginRouteRenderer — catch-all route handler that checks the current URL
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
  *   { path: '*', element: <PluginRouteRenderer /> }
  */
 export function PluginRouteRenderer() {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const location = useLocation();
   const manifests = usePluginStore((s) => s.manifests);
   const loaded = usePluginStore((s) => s.loaded);
@@ -65,7 +63,7 @@ export function PluginRouteRenderer() {
   // If manifests haven't loaded yet, show a spinner (not null/blank)
   if (!loaded) {
     return (
-      <div className="flex items-center justify-center min-h-[50vh]" role="status" aria-label={t('pluginRouteRenderer.loading')}>
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-center min-h-[50vh]" role="status" aria-label="Loading">
         <Loader2 className="animate-spin h-8 w-8 text-primary-500" aria-hidden="true" />
       </div>
     );
@@ -74,9 +72,9 @@ export function PluginRouteRenderer() {
   // No plugin route matched — show a simple not-found
   return (
     <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center min-h-[50vh] text-secondary-500">
-      <h2 className="text-2xl font-semibold mb-2">{t('pluginRouteRenderer.pagenotfound')}</h2>
+      <h2 className="text-2xl font-semibold mb-2">Page Not Found</h2>
       <p className="text-sm">
-        {t('pluginRouteRenderer.thepage')} <code className="bg-secondary-100 px-1 rounded">{location.pathname}</code> {t('pluginRouteRenderer.wasnotfound')}
+        The page <code className="bg-secondary-100 px-1 rounded">{location.pathname}</code> was not found.
       </p>
     </div>
   );

frontend/src/components/settings/WorkspaceManager.tsx

@@ -111,21 +111,21 @@ export function WorkspaceManager() {
           <h3 className="font-medium">{t('workspaces.createNew', 'Neuen Workspace erstellen')}</h3>
           <input
             type="text"
-            placeholder={t('workspaceManager.name')}
+            placeholder="Name"
             value={editName}
             onChange={e => setEditName(e.target.value)}
             className="w-full px-3 py-2 border border-gray-300 dark:border-gray-600 rounded-md bg-white dark:bg-gray-900 text-sm"
           />
           <input
             type="text"
-            placeholder={t('workspaceManager.beschreibung')}
+            placeholder="Beschreibung"
             value={editDesc}
             onChange={e => setEditDesc(e.target.value)}
             className="w-full px-3 py-2 border border-gray-300 dark:border-gray-600 rounded-md bg-white dark:bg-gray-900 text-sm"
           />
           <label className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm">
             <input type="checkbox" checked={editDefault} onChange={e => setEditDefault(e.target.checked)} />
-            {t('workspaceManager.alsstandardworkspace')}
+            Als Standard-Workspace
           </label>
           <div className="flex gap-2">
             <button onClick={handleCreate} disabled={!editName} className="px-3 py-1.5 bg-blue-600 text-white rounded-md hover:bg-blue-700 text-sm font-medium disabled:opacity-50">
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ export function WorkspaceManager() {
                       <button
                         onClick={(e) => { e.preventDefault(); setModuleConfig(prev => prev.map(x => x.module_key === m.module_key ? { ...x, config: x.config } : x)); setConfigEditingKey(configEditingKey === m.module_key ? null : m.module_key); }}
                         className="text-xs px-1.5 py-0.5 border rounded hover:bg-gray-100 dark:hover:bg-gray-700"
-                        title={t('workspaceManager.konfigurationbearbeiten')}
+                        title="Konfiguration bearbeiten"
                       >
                         ⚙
                       </button>
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ export function WorkspaceManager() {
                     <div className="mt-2 space-y-1">
                       <textarea
                         className="w-full text-xs font-mono p-1.5 border border-gray-300 dark:border-gray-600 rounded bg-white dark:bg-gray-900 h-20"
-                        placeholder={t('workspaceManager.visiblefolderids')}
+                        placeholder='{"visible_folder_ids": []}'
                         value={JSON.stringify(m.config || {}, null, 2)}
                         onChange={(e) => {
                           try {
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ export function WorkspaceManager() {
                           }
                         }}
                       />
-                      <p className="text-xs text-gray-400">{t('workspaceManager.jsonkonfigurationfürdiesesmodulz')}</p>
+                      <p className="text-xs text-gray-400">JSON-Konfiguration für dieses Modul (z.B. sichtbare Ordner-IDs)</p>
                     </div>
                   )}
                 </div>
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ export function WorkspaceManager() {
             {editingId === ws.id ? (
               <div className="space-y-2">
                 <input type="text" value={editName} onChange={e => setEditName(e.target.value)} className="w-full px-3 py-2 border rounded-md text-sm" />
-                <input type="text" value={editDesc} onChange={e => setEditDesc(e.target.value)} className="w-full px-3 py-2 border rounded-md text-sm" placeholder={t('workspaceManager.beschreibung')} />
+                <input type="text" value={editDesc} onChange={e => setEditDesc(e.target.value)} className="w-full px-3 py-2 border rounded-md text-sm" placeholder="Beschreibung" />
                 <label className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm">
                   <input type="checkbox" checked={editDefault} onChange={e => setEditDefault(e.target.checked)} />
                   Standard
@@ -246,21 +246,21 @@ export function WorkspaceManager() {
                   <button
                     onClick={() => openModuleEditor(ws)}
                     className="p-1.5 hover:bg-gray-100 dark:hover:bg-gray-800 rounded-md text-sm"
-                    title={t('workspaceManager.module')}
+                    title="Module"
                   >
                     <LayoutGrid className="w-4 h-4" />
                   </button>
                   <button
                     onClick={() => { setEditingId(ws.id); setEditName(ws.name); setEditDesc(ws.description || ''); setEditDefault(ws.is_default); }}
                     className="p-1.5 hover:bg-gray-100 dark:hover:bg-gray-800 rounded-md text-sm"
-                    title={t('workspaceManager.bearbeiten')}
+                    title="Bearbeiten"
                   >
                     <Edit className="w-4 h-4" />
                   </button>
                   <button
                     onClick={() => handleDelete(ws.id)}
                     className="p-1.5 hover:bg-red-50 dark:hover:bg-red-900/20 rounded-md text-sm text-red-600"
-                    title={t('workspaceManager.löschen')}
+                    title="Löschen"
                   >
                     <Trash2 className="w-4 h-4" />
                   </button>

frontend/src/components/shared/ActivityFeed.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { Card } from '@/components/ui/Card';
 import { Avatar } from '@/components/ui/Avatar';
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 export interface ActivityItem {
   id: string;
@@ -18,12 +17,11 @@ export interface ActivityFeedProps {
 }
 
 export function ActivityFeed({ activities, title = 'Letzte Aktivitäten', maxItems = 10 }: ActivityFeedProps) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const visible = activities.slice(0, maxItems);
   return (
     <Card title={title} data-testid="activity-feed">
       {visible.length === 0 ? (
-        <p className="text-sm text-secondary-500 py-4 text-center">{t('activityFeed.keineaktivitätenvorhanden')}</p>
+        <p className="text-sm text-secondary-500 py-4 text-center">Keine Aktivitäten vorhanden.</p>
       ) : (
         <ul className="space-y-3" role="list">
           {visible.map((activity) => (

frontend/src/components/shared/DataGrid.tsx

@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export function DataGrid<T extends Record<string, any>>({
         ref={scrollRef}
         className="overflow-x-auto"
         role="region"
-        aria-label={t('dataGrid.datagrid')}
+        aria-label="Data grid"
         style={shouldVirtualize ? { maxHeight: '70vh', overflowY: 'auto' } : undefined}
       >
         <table className="min-w-full divide-y divide-secondary-200">

frontend/src/components/shared/SearchDropdown.tsx

@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export function SearchDropdown({ placeholder }: SearchDropdownProps) {
                   onClick={handleSeeAll}
                   className="text-sm text-primary-600 hover:text-primary-700 font-medium min-h-touch"
                 >
-                  {t('searchDropdown.alleergebnisseanzeigen')}
+                  Alle Ergebnisse anzeigen →
                 </button>
               </div>
             </>

frontend/src/components/shared/TeamPanel.tsx

@@ -10,14 +10,12 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { Users } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useUsers, useGroups } from '@/api/hooks';
 import { Avatar } from '@/components/ui/Avatar';
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 interface SharedTeamPanelProps {
   onStartDirectChat?: (userId: string, userName: string) => void;
 }
 
 export function SharedTeamPanel({ onStartDirectChat }: SharedTeamPanelProps) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const { data: usersData, isLoading: usersLoading } = useUsers();
   const { data: groupsData, isLoading: groupsLoading } = useGroups();
   const users: any[] = usersData?.items || [];
@@ -30,7 +28,7 @@ export function SharedTeamPanel({ onStartDirectChat }: SharedTeamPanelProps) {
         {usersLoading ? (
           <p className="text-sm text-secondary-400">Laden...</p>
         ) : users.length === 0 ? (
-          <p className="text-sm text-secondary-400">{t('teamPanel.keinemitarbeiter')}</p>
+          <p className="text-sm text-secondary-400">Keine Mitarbeiter</p>
         ) : (
           <div className="space-y-1">
             {users.map((u) =>
@@ -42,7 +40,7 @@ export function SharedTeamPanel({ onStartDirectChat }: SharedTeamPanelProps) {
                 >
                   <div className="relative flex-shrink-0">
                     <Avatar name={u.name} size="sm" />
-                    <span className="absolute bottom-0 right-0 w-2.5 h-2.5 rounded-full border-2 border-white bg-secondary-300" aria-label={t('teamPanel.offline')} />
+                    <span className="absolute bottom-0 right-0 w-2.5 h-2.5 rounded-full border-2 border-white bg-secondary-300" aria-label="offline" />
                   </div>
                   <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
                     <p className="text-sm font-medium text-secondary-700 truncate">{u.name}</p>
@@ -54,7 +52,7 @@ export function SharedTeamPanel({ onStartDirectChat }: SharedTeamPanelProps) {
                 <div key={u.id} className="flex items-center gap-2 px-2 py-1.5 rounded-lg hover:bg-secondary-50 transition-colors">
                   <div className="relative flex-shrink-0">
                     <Avatar name={u.name} size="sm" />
-                    <span className="absolute bottom-0 right-0 w-2.5 h-2.5 rounded-full border-2 border-white bg-secondary-300" aria-label={t('teamPanel.offline')} />
+                    <span className="absolute bottom-0 right-0 w-2.5 h-2.5 rounded-full border-2 border-white bg-secondary-300" aria-label="offline" />
                   </div>
                   <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
                     <p className="text-sm font-medium text-secondary-700 truncate">{u.name}</p>
@@ -72,7 +70,7 @@ export function SharedTeamPanel({ onStartDirectChat }: SharedTeamPanelProps) {
         {groupsLoading ? (
           <p className="text-sm text-secondary-400">Laden...</p>
         ) : groups.length === 0 ? (
-          <p className="text-sm text-secondary-400">{t('teamPanel.keinegruppen')}</p>
+          <p className="text-sm text-secondary-400">Keine Gruppen</p>
         ) : (
           <div className="space-y-1">
             {groups.map((g) => (

frontend/src/components/tasks/TaskDetail.tsx

@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ export function TaskDetail({ taskId, onClose }: TaskDetailProps) {
               id="assignee-id"
               value={assigneeId}
               onChange={(e) => setAssigneeId(e.target.value)}
-              placeholder={t('taskDetail.uuid')}
+              placeholder="UUID"
               className="w-64"
             />
           </div>

frontend/src/components/ui/Modal.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import React, { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
 import clsx from 'clsx';
 import { X } from 'lucide-react';
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 export interface ModalProps {
   open: boolean;
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ export function Modal({
   showCloseButton = true,
   fullScreenMobile = false,
 }: ModalProps) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const dialogRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const previouslyFocused = useRef<HTMLElement | null>(null);
 
@@ -100,7 +98,7 @@ export function Modal({
           <button
             onClick={onClose}
             className="absolute top-3 right-3 md:top-4 md:right-4 text-secondary-400 hover:text-secondary-600 min-h-touch min-w-touch flex items-center justify-center rounded-md focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-primary-500"
-            aria-label={t('modal.closedialog')}
+            aria-label="Close dialog"
           >
             <X className="h-5 w-5" aria-hidden="true" />
           </button>

frontend/src/components/ui/Pagination.tsx

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export function Pagination({ currentPage, totalPages, total, pageSize, onPageCha
   if (totalPages <= 1) return null;
 
   return (
-    <nav className="flex items-center justify-between px-3 py-1.5 border-t border-secondary-200 bg-white" aria-label={t('pagination.pagination')}>
+    <nav className="flex items-center justify-between px-3 py-1.5 border-t border-secondary-200 bg-white" aria-label="Pagination">
       <div className="text-xs text-secondary-500">
         <span>{start}–{end}</span> <span>{t('table.of')}</span> <span>{total}</span>
       </div>

frontend/src/components/ui/Skeleton.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import clsx from 'clsx';
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 export interface SkeletonProps {
   className?: string;
@@ -10,7 +9,6 @@ export interface SkeletonProps {
 }
 
 export function Skeleton({ className, variant = 'rect', width, height }: SkeletonProps) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const variantClass = {
     text: 'rounded',
     rect: 'rounded-md',
@@ -26,15 +24,14 @@ export function Skeleton({ className, variant = 'rect', width, height }: Skeleto
       )}
       style={{ width, height }}
       role="status"
-      aria-label={t('skeleton.wirdgeladen')}
+      aria-label="Wird geladen"
     />
   );
 }
 
 export function SkeletonText({ lines = 3, className }: { lines?: number; className?: string }) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   return (
-    <div className={clsx('space-y-2', className)} role="status" aria-label={t('skeleton.wirdgeladen')}>
+    <div className={clsx('space-y-2', className)} role="status" aria-label="Wird geladen">
       {Array.from({ length: lines }).map((_, i) => (
         <Skeleton
           key={i}

frontend/src/components/ui/Table.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import React, { useState, useMemo } from 'react';
 import clsx from 'clsx';
 import { Loader2 } from 'lucide-react';
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 export interface TableColumn<T> {
   key: string;
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@ export function Table<T extends Record<string, any>>({
   emptyMessage = 'Keine Daten vorhanden',
   loading = false,
 }: TableProps<T>) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const [sortColumn, setSortColumn] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [sortDirection, setSortDirection] = useState<SortDirection>('asc');
 
@@ -61,7 +59,7 @@ export function Table<T extends Record<string, any>>({
   };
 
   return (
-    <div className="overflow-x-auto" role="region" aria-label={t('table.datatable')}>
+    <div className="overflow-x-auto" role="region" aria-label="Data table">
       <table className="min-w-full divide-y divide-secondary-200">
         <thead>
           <tr>
@@ -104,7 +102,7 @@ export function Table<T extends Record<string, any>>({
               <td colSpan={columns.length} className="px-6 py-8 text-center text-secondary-500">
                 <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-2">
                   <Loader2 className="animate-spin motion-reduce:animate-none h-5 w-5" aria-hidden="true" />
-                  {t('table.wirdgeladen')}
+                  Wird geladen...
                 </span>
               </td>
             </tr>

frontend/src/components/ui/Toast.tsx

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import React, { useEffect, useCallback } from 'react';
 import clsx from 'clsx';
 import { Check, X, AlertTriangle, Info } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useUIStore, Toast as ToastType } from '@/store/uiStore';
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 const toastStyles: Record<ToastType['type'], string> = {
   success: 'bg-success-50 border-success-500 text-success-800',
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ const toastIcons: Record<ToastType['type'], React.ComponentType<{ className?: st
 };
 
 function ToastItem({ toast, onRemove }: { toast: ToastType; onRemove: (id: string) => void }) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   useEffect(() => {
     const duration = toast.duration ?? 5000;
     const timer = setTimeout(() => onRemove(toast.id), duration);
@@ -44,7 +42,7 @@ function ToastItem({ toast, onRemove }: { toast: ToastType; onRemove: (id: strin
       <button
         onClick={() => onRemove(toast.id)}
         className="flex-shrink-0 text-current opacity-60 hover:opacity-100 min-h-touch min-w-touch flex items-center justify-center rounded focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-current"
-        aria-label={t('toast.closenotification')}
+        aria-label="Close notification"
       >
         <X className="h-4 w-4" aria-hidden="true" />
       </button>

frontend/src/components/window/AiChatPanel.tsx

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import React, { useState, useRef, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { Sparkles, Send } from 'lucide-react';
 import { streamChat, fetchMessages } from '@/api/ai';
 import { apiClient } from '@/api/client';
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 interface AiChatPanelProps {
   windowTitle: string;
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ interface SimpleMessage {
 }
 
 export function AiChatPanel({ windowTitle, windowType }: AiChatPanelProps) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const [messages, setMessages] = useState<SimpleMessage[]>([]);
   const [input, setInput] = useState('');
   const [isStreaming, setIsStreaming] = useState(false);
@@ -120,10 +118,10 @@ export function AiChatPanel({ windowTitle, windowType }: AiChatPanelProps) {
       <div className="flex flex-col h-full">
         <div className="px-4 py-2 border-b border-secondary-200 bg-secondary-50 flex items-center gap-2">
           <Sparkles className="w-4 h-4 text-primary-500" />
-          <span className="text-sm font-semibold text-secondary-700">{t('aiChatPanel.kiassistent')}</span>
+          <span className="text-sm font-semibold text-secondary-700">KI Assistent</span>
         </div>
         <div className="flex-1 flex items-center justify-center text-sm text-secondary-400">
-          {t('aiChatPanel.verbindemitki')}
+          Verbinde mit KI...
         </div>
       </div>
     );
@@ -134,7 +132,7 @@ export function AiChatPanel({ windowTitle, windowType }: AiChatPanelProps) {
       <div className="flex flex-col h-full">
         <div className="px-4 py-2 border-b border-secondary-200 bg-secondary-50 flex items-center gap-2">
           <Sparkles className="w-4 h-4 text-primary-500" />
-          <span className="text-sm font-semibold text-secondary-700">{t('aiChatPanel.kiassistent')}</span>
+          <span className="text-sm font-semibold text-secondary-700">KI Assistent</span>
         </div>
         <div className="flex-1 flex items-center justify-center p-4 text-center">
           <div>
@@ -151,7 +149,7 @@ export function AiChatPanel({ windowTitle, windowType }: AiChatPanelProps) {
       {/* Header */}
       <div className="px-4 py-2 border-b border-secondary-200 bg-secondary-50 flex items-center gap-2">
         <Sparkles className="w-4 h-4 text-primary-500" />
-        <span className="text-sm font-semibold text-secondary-700">{t('aiChatPanel.kiassistent')}</span>
+        <span className="text-sm font-semibold text-secondary-700">KI Assistent</span>
       </div>
 
       {/* Context info */}
@@ -163,7 +161,7 @@ export function AiChatPanel({ windowTitle, windowType }: AiChatPanelProps) {
       <div ref={scrollRef} className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto p-4 space-y-2">
         {messages.length === 0 && !streamingContent && (
           <p className="text-sm text-secondary-400 text-center mt-4">
-            {t('aiChatPanel.stelleeinefragezumaktuellenfenster')}
+            Stelle eine Frage zum aktuellen Fenster...
           </p>
         )}
         {messages.map((msg) => (
@@ -195,7 +193,7 @@ export function AiChatPanel({ windowTitle, windowType }: AiChatPanelProps) {
             value={input}
             onChange={(e) => setInput(e.target.value)}
             onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
-            placeholder={t('aiChatPanel.nachrichteingeben')}
+            placeholder="Nachricht eingeben..."
             rows={1}
             className="flex-1 px-3 py-2 text-sm rounded-md border border-secondary-300 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-primary-500 resize-none"
             disabled={isStreaming}
@@ -204,7 +202,7 @@ export function AiChatPanel({ windowTitle, windowType }: AiChatPanelProps) {
             onClick={handleSend}
             disabled={!input.trim() || isStreaming}
             className="p-2 rounded-md bg-primary-600 text-white hover:bg-primary-700 disabled:opacity-50 disabled:cursor-not-allowed"
-            aria-label={t('aiChatPanel.senden')}
+            aria-label="Senden"
           >
             <Send className="w-4 h-4" />
           </button>

frontend/src/components/window/Window.tsx

@@ -3,14 +3,12 @@ import clsx from 'clsx';
 import { Sparkles, Maximize2, Minimize2, Minus, X } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useWindowStore, type WindowState } from '@/store/windowStore';
 import { AiChatPanel } from './AiChatPanel';
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 interface WindowProps {
   window: WindowState;
 }
 
 export function Window({ window: win }: WindowProps) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const {
     closeWindow,
     minimizeWindow,
@@ -108,8 +106,8 @@ export function Window({ window: win }: WindowProps) {
               'p-1.5 rounded hover:bg-secondary-200',
               win.aiChatVisible && 'bg-primary-100 text-primary-600'
             )}
-            aria-label={t('window.kichateinaus')}
-            title={t('window.kichat')}
+            aria-label="KI Chat ein/aus"
+            title="KI Chat"
           >
             <Sparkles className="w-4 h-4" />
           </button>
@@ -130,8 +128,8 @@ export function Window({ window: win }: WindowProps) {
           <button
             onClick={() => minimizeWindow(win.id)}
             className="p-1.5 rounded hover:bg-secondary-200"
-            aria-label={t('window.minimieren')}
-            title={t('window.minimieren')}
+            aria-label="Minimieren"
+            title="Minimieren"
           >
             <Minus className="w-4 h-4" />
           </button>
@@ -139,8 +137,8 @@ export function Window({ window: win }: WindowProps) {
           <button
             onClick={() => closeWindow(win.id)}
             className="p-1.5 rounded hover:bg-danger-100 hover:text-danger-600"
-            aria-label={t('window.schließen')}
-            title={t('window.schließen')}
+            aria-label="Schließen"
+            title="Schließen"
           >
             <X className="w-4 h-4" />
           </button>

frontend/src/components/workflows/StepConfigPanel.tsx

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { Select } from '@/components/ui/Select';
 import { Input } from '@/components/ui/Input';
 import { Code2, FormInput } from 'lucide-react';
 import type { WorkflowStep, WorkflowStepType } from '@/api/workflows';
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 const stepTypeOptions: { value: WorkflowStepType; label: string }[] = [
   { value: 'action', label: 'Action' },
@@ -54,7 +53,6 @@ export interface StepConfigPanelProps {
 }
 
 export function StepConfigPanel({ step, onChange }: StepConfigPanelProps) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const [mode, setMode] = useState<ConfigMode>('form');
   const [configText, setConfigText] = useState('');
   const [configError, setConfigError] = useState<string | undefined>(undefined);
@@ -113,7 +111,6 @@ export function StepConfigPanel({ step, onChange }: StepConfigPanelProps) {
   };
 
   const renderTypeForm = () => {
-    const { t } = useTranslation();
     switch (step.type) {
       case 'wait':
         return (
@@ -129,13 +126,13 @@ export function StepConfigPanel({ step, onChange }: StepConfigPanelProps) {
                   e.target.value === '' ? undefined : Number(e.target.value)
                 )
               }
-              placeholder={t('stepConfigPanel.zb3600')}
+              placeholder="z.B. 3600"
             />
             <Input
               label="Resume-Zeitpunkt (ISO)"
               value={strVal('resume_at')}
               onChange={(e) => setConfig('resume_at', e.target.value || undefined)}
-              placeholder={t('stepConfigPanel.20260818t090000z')}
+              placeholder="2026-08-18T09:00:00Z"
             />
           </div>
         );
@@ -154,7 +151,7 @@ export function StepConfigPanel({ step, onChange }: StepConfigPanelProps) {
                 required
                 value={strVal('url')}
                 onChange={(e) => setConfig('url', e.target.value)}
-                placeholder={t('stepConfigPanel.httpsapiexamplecomwebhook')}
+                placeholder="https://api.example.com/webhook"
               />
             </div>
             <JsonField
@@ -171,7 +168,7 @@ export function StepConfigPanel({ step, onChange }: StepConfigPanelProps) {
                 onChange={(e) => setConfig('body', e.target.value)}
                 rows={3}
                 className="w-full rounded-lg border border-secondary-300 px-3 py-2 text-sm font-mono focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-primary-500"
-                placeholder={t('stepConfigPanel.keyvalue')}
+                placeholder='{"key": "value"}'
               />
             </div>
             <Input
@@ -197,14 +194,14 @@ export function StepConfigPanel({ step, onChange }: StepConfigPanelProps) {
                 required
                 value={strVal('to')}
                 onChange={(e) => setConfig('to', e.target.value)}
-                placeholder={t('stepConfigPanel.empfaengerexamplecom')}
+                placeholder="empfaenger@example.com"
               />
               <Input
                 label="Betreff"
                 required
                 value={strVal('subject')}
                 onChange={(e) => setConfig('subject', e.target.value)}
-                placeholder={t('stepConfigPanel.betreff')}
+                placeholder="Betreff"
               />
             </div>
             <div>
@@ -216,14 +213,14 @@ export function StepConfigPanel({ step, onChange }: StepConfigPanelProps) {
                 onChange={(e) => setConfig('body', e.target.value)}
                 rows={4}
                 className="w-full rounded-lg border border-secondary-300 px-3 py-2 text-sm focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-primary-500"
-                placeholder={t('stepConfigPanel.nachrichtentext')}
+                placeholder="Nachrichtentext"
               />
             </div>
             <Input
               label="Account-ID (optional)"
               value={strVal('account_id')}
               onChange={(e) => setConfig('account_id', e.target.value || undefined)}
-              placeholder={t('stepConfigPanel.standardkontowennleer')}
+              placeholder="Standard-Konto wenn leer"
             />
           </div>
         );
@@ -243,19 +240,19 @@ export function StepConfigPanel({ step, onChange }: StepConfigPanelProps) {
                   label="Titel"
                   value={strVal('title')}
                   onChange={(e) => setConfig('title', e.target.value)}
-                  placeholder={t('stepConfigPanel.eventtitel')}
+                  placeholder="Event-Titel"
                 />
                 <Input
                   label="Start (ISO)"
                   value={strVal('start')}
                   onChange={(e) => setConfig('start', e.target.value)}
-                  placeholder={t('stepConfigPanel.20260818t090000z')}
+                  placeholder="2026-08-18T09:00:00Z"
                 />
                 <Input
                   label="Ende (ISO)"
                   value={strVal('end')}
                   onChange={(e) => setConfig('end', e.target.value)}
-                  placeholder={t('stepConfigPanel.20260818t100000z')}
+                  placeholder="2026-08-18T10:00:00Z"
                 />
               </div>
             )}
@@ -264,7 +261,7 @@ export function StepConfigPanel({ step, onChange }: StepConfigPanelProps) {
                 label="Event-ID"
                 value={strVal('event_id')}
                 onChange={(e) => setConfig('event_id', e.target.value)}
-                placeholder={t('stepConfigPanel.eventuuid')}
+                placeholder="Event-UUID"
               />
             )}
           </div>
@@ -285,7 +282,7 @@ export function StepConfigPanel({ step, onChange }: StepConfigPanelProps) {
                 label="Suchbegriff"
                 value={strVal('query')}
                 onChange={(e) => setConfig('query', e.target.value)}
-                placeholder={t('stepConfigPanel.suchbegriff')}
+                placeholder="Suchbegriff"
               />
             )}
             {action === 'download' && (
@@ -293,7 +290,7 @@ export function StepConfigPanel({ step, onChange }: StepConfigPanelProps) {
                 label="Datei-ID"
                 value={strVal('file_id')}
                 onChange={(e) => setConfig('file_id', e.target.value)}
-                placeholder={t('stepConfigPanel.dateiuuid')}
+                placeholder="Datei-UUID"
               />
             )}
             {action === 'upload' && (
@@ -302,13 +299,13 @@ export function StepConfigPanel({ step, onChange }: StepConfigPanelProps) {
                   label="Dateiname"
                   value={strVal('file_name')}
                   onChange={(e) => setConfig('file_name', e.target.value)}
-                  placeholder={t('stepConfigPanel.dateipdf')}
+                  placeholder="datei.pdf"
                 />
                 <Input
                   label="Inhalt"
                   value={strVal('content')}
                   onChange={(e) => setConfig('content', e.target.value)}
-                  placeholder={t('stepConfigPanel.dateiinhalt')}
+                  placeholder="Dateiinhalt"
                 />
               </div>
             )}
@@ -323,13 +320,13 @@ export function StepConfigPanel({ step, onChange }: StepConfigPanelProps) {
               required
               value={strVal('query')}
               onChange={(e) => setConfig('query', e.target.value)}
-              placeholder={t('stepConfigPanel.suchbegriff')}
+              placeholder="Suchbegriff"
             />
             <Input
               label="Entity-Typ (optional)"
               value={strVal('entity_type')}
               onChange={(e) => setConfig('entity_type', e.target.value || undefined)}
-              placeholder={t('stepConfigPanel.contactcompanyfile')}
+              placeholder="contact, company, file, ..."
             />
             <Input
               label="Limit"
@@ -350,7 +347,7 @@ export function StepConfigPanel({ step, onChange }: StepConfigPanelProps) {
               required
               value={strVal('agent_id')}
               onChange={(e) => setConfig('agent_id', e.target.value)}
-              placeholder={t('stepConfigPanel.agentuuid')}
+              placeholder="Agent-UUID"
             />
             <JsonField
               label="Input (JSON)"
@@ -364,7 +361,7 @@ export function StepConfigPanel({ step, onChange }: StepConfigPanelProps) {
                 onChange={(e) => setConfig('wait_for_completion', e.target.checked)}
                 className="rounded border-secondary-300 text-primary-600 focus:ring-primary-500"
               />
-              {t('stepConfigPanel.aufabschlusswarten')}
+              Auf Abschluss warten
             </label>
           </div>
         );
@@ -383,7 +380,7 @@ export function StepConfigPanel({ step, onChange }: StepConfigPanelProps) {
                 label="Entity-ID"
                 value={strVal('entity_id')}
                 onChange={(e) => setConfig('entity_id', e.target.value)}
-                placeholder={t('stepConfigPanel.entityuuid')}
+                placeholder="Entity-UUID"
               />
             )}
             {(action.includes('create') || action.includes('update')) && (
@@ -400,14 +397,14 @@ export function StepConfigPanel({ step, onChange }: StepConfigPanelProps) {
         return (
           <div>
             <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-secondary-700 mb-1">
-              {t('stepConfigPanel.konfigurationjson')}
+              Konfiguration (JSON)
             </label>
             <textarea
               value={configText}
               onChange={(e) => handleConfigChange(e.target.value)}
               rows={5}
               className="w-full rounded-lg border border-secondary-300 px-3 py-2 text-sm font-mono focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-primary-500"
-              placeholder={t('stepConfigPanel.keyvalue')}
+              placeholder='{"key": "value"}'
             />
             {configError && (
               <p className="mt-1 text-sm text-danger-600" role="alert">
@@ -427,7 +424,7 @@ export function StepConfigPanel({ step, onChange }: StepConfigPanelProps) {
           required
           value={step.name}
           onChange={(e) => onChange({ ...step, name: e.target.value })}
-          placeholder={t('stepConfigPanel.zbgenehmigungeinholen')}
+          placeholder="z.B. Genehmigung einholen"
         />
         <Select
           label="Typ"
@@ -448,7 +445,7 @@ export function StepConfigPanel({ step, onChange }: StepConfigPanelProps) {
           onChange={(e) => onChange({ ...step, description: e.target.value || null })}
           rows={2}
           className="w-full rounded-lg border border-secondary-300 px-3 py-2 text-sm focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-primary-500"
-          placeholder={t('stepConfigPanel.optionalebeschreibung')}
+          placeholder="Optionale Beschreibung"
         />
       </div>
 
@@ -487,14 +484,14 @@ export function StepConfigPanel({ step, onChange }: StepConfigPanelProps) {
       ) : (
         <div>
           <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-secondary-700 mb-1">
-            {t('stepConfigPanel.konfigurationjson')}
+            Konfiguration (JSON)
           </label>
           <textarea
             value={configText}
             onChange={(e) => handleConfigChange(e.target.value)}
             rows={5}
             className="w-full rounded-lg border border-secondary-300 px-3 py-2 text-sm font-mono focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-primary-500"
-            placeholder={t('stepConfigPanel.keyvalue')}
+            placeholder='{"key": "value"}'
           />
           {configError && (
             <p className="mt-1 text-sm text-danger-600" role="alert">
@@ -514,7 +511,6 @@ interface JsonFieldProps {
 }
 
 function JsonField({ label, value, onChange }: JsonFieldProps) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const [text, setText] = useState(value);
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | undefined>(undefined);
 
@@ -547,7 +543,7 @@ function JsonField({ label, value, onChange }: JsonFieldProps) {
         onChange={(e) => handleChange(e.target.value)}
         rows={3}
         className="w-full rounded-lg border border-secondary-300 px-3 py-2 text-sm font-mono focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-primary-500"
-        placeholder={t('stepConfigPanel.keyvalue')}
+        placeholder='{"key": "value"}'
       />
       {error && (
         <p className="mt-1 text-sm text-danger-600" role="alert">

frontend/src/components/workflows/WorkflowEditor.tsx

@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ export function WorkflowEditor({ open, workflow, onClose }: WorkflowEditorProps)
               }`}
               aria-pressed={mode === 'json'}
             >
-              <Code2 className="h-3.5 w-3.5" /> {t('workflowEditor.jsonexpert')}
+              <Code2 className="h-3.5 w-3.5" /> JSON Expert
             </button>
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ export function WorkflowEditor({ open, workflow, onClose }: WorkflowEditorProps)
                 required
                 value={form.name}
                 onChange={(e) => updateField('name', e.target.value)}
-                placeholder={t('workflowEditor.zbdealgenehmigungsprozess')}
+                placeholder="z.B. Deal-Genehmigungsprozess"
               />
               <div>
                 <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-secondary-700 mb-1">
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ export function WorkflowEditor({ open, workflow, onClose }: WorkflowEditorProps)
                   onChange={(e) => updateField('description', e.target.value)}
                   rows={2}
                   className="w-full rounded-lg border border-secondary-300 px-3 py-2 text-sm focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-primary-500"
-                  placeholder={t('workflowEditor.optionalebeschreibung')}
+                  placeholder="Optionale Beschreibung"
                 />
               </div>
               <Select
@@ -472,12 +472,12 @@ export function WorkflowEditor({ open, workflow, onClose }: WorkflowEditorProps)
                   type="button"
                   icon={<Plus className="h-4 w-4" />}
                 >
-                  {t('workflowEditor.schritthinzufuegen')}
+                  Schritt hinzufuegen
                 </Button>
               </div>
               {form.steps.length === 0 && (
                 <p className="text-sm text-secondary-400 italic">
-                  {t('workflowEditor.keineschrittedefiniertklickeaufschritt')}
+                  Keine Schritte definiert. Klicke auf Schritt hinzufuegen.
                 </p>
               )}
               <div className="space-y-4">
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ export function WorkflowEditor({ open, workflow, onClose }: WorkflowEditorProps)
                           onClick={() => moveStep(i, 'up')}
                           disabled={i === 0}
                           className="text-secondary-400 hover:text-secondary-700 disabled:opacity-30 p-1"
-                          aria-label={t('workflowEditor.nachoben')}
+                          aria-label="Nach oben"
                         >
                           <ArrowUp className="h-4 w-4" />
                         </button>
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ export function WorkflowEditor({ open, workflow, onClose }: WorkflowEditorProps)
                           onClick={() => moveStep(i, 'down')}
                           disabled={i === form.steps.length - 1}
                           className="text-secondary-400 hover:text-secondary-700 disabled:opacity-30 p-1"
-                          aria-label={t('workflowEditor.nachunten')}
+                          aria-label="Nach unten"
                         >
                           <ArrowDown className="h-4 w-4" />
                         </button>
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ export function WorkflowEditor({ open, workflow, onClose }: WorkflowEditorProps)
                           type="button"
                           onClick={() => removeStep(i)}
                           className="text-danger-500 hover:text-danger-700 p-1"
-                          aria-label={t('workflowEditor.schrittentfernen')}
+                          aria-label="Schritt entfernen"
                         >
                           <Trash2 className="h-4 w-4" />
                         </button>
@@ -528,14 +528,14 @@ export function WorkflowEditor({ open, workflow, onClose }: WorkflowEditorProps)
         ) : (
           <div>
             <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-secondary-700 mb-1">
-              {t('workflowEditor.workflowjson')}
+              Workflow (JSON)
             </label>
             <textarea
               value={jsonText}
               onChange={(e) => handleJsonChange(e.target.value)}
               rows={18}
               className="w-full rounded-lg border border-secondary-300 px-3 py-2 text-sm font-mono focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-primary-500"
-              placeholder={t('workflowEditor.namesteps')}
+              placeholder='{"name": "...", "steps": [...]}'
             />
             {jsonError && (
               <p className="mt-1 text-sm text-danger-600" role="alert">

frontend/src/components/workflows/WorkflowInstanceList.tsx

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import { Skeleton } from '@/components/ui/Skeleton';
 import { EmptyState } from '@/components/ui/EmptyState';
 import { Card } from '@/components/ui/Card';
 import { AlertCircle, ChevronRight } from 'lucide-react';
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 const statusFilterOptions = [
   { value: '', label: 'Alle Status' },
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@ export interface WorkflowInstanceListProps {
 export function WorkflowInstanceList({
   onSelectInstance,
 }: WorkflowInstanceListProps) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const [statusFilter, setStatusFilter] = useState<string>('');
   const [page, setPage] = useState(1);
   const pageSize = 20;
@@ -105,12 +103,12 @@ export function WorkflowInstanceList({
         <Card className="p-6">
           <div className="flex items-center gap-3 text-danger-600">
             <AlertCircle className="h-5 w-5" />
-            <span>{t('workflowInstanceList.fehlerbeimladenderinstanzen')}</span>
+            <span>Fehler beim Laden der Instanzen</span>
             <button
               onClick={() => refetch()}
               className="text-sm text-primary-600 hover:underline"
             >
-              {t('workflowInstanceList.erneutversuchen')}
+              Erneut versuchen
             </button>
           </div>
         </Card>
@@ -119,7 +117,7 @@ export function WorkflowInstanceList({
       {/* Empty state */}
       {!isLoading && !isError && instances.length === 0 && (
         <EmptyState
-          title={t('workflowInstanceList.keineworkflowinstanzen')}
+          title="Keine Workflow-Instanzen"
           description="Es wurden keine Instanzen gefunden, die dem Filter entsprechen."
         />
       )}