diff --git a/containers/novela/static/epub-style.css b/containers/novela/static/epub-style.css
index 69dc2d2..1a05a41 100644
--- a/containers/novela/static/epub-style.css
+++ b/containers/novela/static/epub-style.css
@@ -213,10 +213,10 @@ q {
 /* ================================================= */
 /* Custom colors for subheadings and chat (Kavita)   */
 /* <span class="subheading">Tussentitel</span>		 */
-/* <span class="chat">“Dit is een chatregel.”</span> */
+/* <span class="chat">“This is a chat line.”</span> */
 /* ================================================= */
 
-/* bestaande regels */
+/* existing rules */
 span.subheading {
   color: rgb(224, 62, 45) !important;
   font-weight: bold !important;
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ span.chat {
   color: rgb(230, 126, 35) !important;
 }
 
-/* nieuwe regels voor vet binnen je spans */
+/* new rules for bold text inside spans */
 span.subheading strong,
 span.subheading b {
   color: rgb(224, 62, 45) !important;
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ span.chat b {
   color: rgb(230, 126, 35) !important;
 }
 
-/* eventueel ook voor dark mode */
+/* optional dark mode adjustments */
 @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
   span.subheading,
   span.subheading strong,
diff --git a/containers/novela/templates/backup.html b/containers/novela/templates/backup.html
index 403ae08..dac69da 100644
--- a/containers/novela/templates/backup.html
+++ b/containers/novela/templates/backup.html
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
     <section class="card">
       <div class="card-head">Run</div>
       <p class="muted" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.9rem;">
-        Gebruik <strong>Dry Run</strong> om zonder upload te valideren (inclusief `pg_dump`).
+        Use <strong>Dry Run</strong> to validate without uploading (including pg_dump).
       </p>
       <div class="actions">
         <button class="btn" id="btn-dry" onclick="runBackup(true)">Run Dry Backup</button>
diff --git a/containers/novela/templates/settings.html b/containers/novela/templates/settings.html
index f0933a1..4c5122f 100644
--- a/containers/novela/templates/settings.html
+++ b/containers/novela/templates/settings.html
@@ -195,20 +195,20 @@
   <div class="card">
     <div class="card-title">Break detection</div>
     <div class="card-desc">
-      Patronen die herkend worden als scèneovergang tijdens het converteren.
-      Wijzigingen zijn actief bij de eerstvolgende conversie.
+      Patterns recognized as scene breaks during conversion.
+      Changes become active on the next conversion.
     </div>
 
     <div class="bp-section">
-      <div class="bp-section-title">Regex patronen</div>
+      <div class="bp-section-title">Regex patterns</div>
       <div class="bp-list" id="bp-regex-list"></div>
       <div class="bp-add-row" style="margin-bottom:0.4rem">
-        <input class="bp-input" id="bp-text-input" type="text" placeholder="Letterlijke breektekst (bv. *** of ——)…" autocomplete="off"/>
-        <button class="btn btn-add" onclick="addPatternFromText()">Toevoegen</button>
+        <input class="bp-input" id="bp-text-input" type="text" placeholder="Literal break text (e.g. *** or ——)…" autocomplete="off"/>
+        <button class="btn btn-add" onclick="addPatternFromText()">Add</button>
       </div>
       <div class="bp-add-row">
-        <input class="bp-input" id="bp-regex-input" type="text" placeholder="Of voer zelf een regex in…" autocomplete="off"/>
-        <button class="btn btn-add" onclick="addPattern('regex')">Regex toevoegen</button>
+        <input class="bp-input" id="bp-regex-input" type="text" placeholder="Or enter a regex manually…" autocomplete="off"/>
+        <button class="btn btn-add" onclick="addPattern('regex')">Add regex</button>
       </div>
     </div>
 
@@ -218,8 +218,8 @@
       <div class="bp-section-title">CSS classes</div>
       <div class="bp-list" id="bp-css-list"></div>
       <div class="bp-add-row">
-        <input class="bp-input" id="bp-css-input" type="text" placeholder="CSS class naam…" autocomplete="off"/>
-        <button class="btn btn-add" onclick="addPattern('css_class')">Toevoegen</button>
+        <input class="bp-input" id="bp-css-input" type="text" placeholder="CSS class name…" autocomplete="off"/>
+        <button class="btn btn-add" onclick="addPattern('css_class')">Add</button>
       </div>
     </div>
 
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
     <div class="bp-section">
       <div class="bp-section-title">Test</div>
       <div class="bp-test-row">
-        <input class="bp-input" id="bp-test-input" type="text" placeholder="Tekst om te testen…" autocomplete="off"/>
+        <input class="bp-input" id="bp-test-input" type="text" placeholder="Text to test…" autocomplete="off"/>
         <button class="btn btn-test" onclick="testBreak()">Test</button>
       </div>
       <div class="feedback" id="bp-test-result"></div>
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
     const el = document.getElementById(elId);
     el.innerHTML = '';
     if (!items.length) {
-      el.innerHTML = '<div style="font-family:var(--mono);font-size:0.72rem;color:var(--text-faint);padding:0.3rem 0">Geen patronen.</div>';
+      el.innerHTML = '<div style="font-family:var(--mono);font-size:0.72rem;color:var(--text-faint);padding:0.3rem 0">No patterns.</div>';
       return;
     }
     items.forEach(p => {
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@
         <input type="checkbox" class="bp-toggle" ${p.enabled ? 'checked' : ''} onchange="togglePattern(${p.id}, this.checked)"/>
         <span class="bp-pattern" title="${esc(p.pattern)}">${esc(p.pattern)}</span>
         ${p.is_default ? '<span class="bp-default-badge">default</span>' : ''}
-        <button class="bp-delete" onclick="deletePattern(${p.id})" title="Verwijder">×</button>
+        <button class="bp-delete" onclick="deletePattern(${p.id})" title="Remove">×</button>
       `;
       el.appendChild(row);
     });
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@
       await loadBreakPatterns();
     } else {
       fb.className = 'feedback err';
-      fb.textContent = data.error || 'Fout bij toevoegen.';
+      fb.textContent = data.error || 'Error while adding.';
     }
   }
 
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
       await loadBreakPatterns();
     } else {
       fb.className = 'feedback err';
-      fb.textContent = data.error || 'Fout bij toevoegen.';
+      fb.textContent = data.error || 'Error while adding.';
     }
   }
 
@@ -373,14 +373,14 @@
       try {
         if (new RegExp(p.pattern).test(text)) {
           fb.className = 'feedback ok';
-          fb.textContent = `✓ Break gedetecteerd via regex: ${p.pattern}`;
+          fb.textContent = `✓ Break detected via regex: ${p.pattern}`;
           return;
         }
       } catch {}
     }
 
     fb.className = 'feedback err';
-    fb.textContent = '✗ Niet herkend als break. (CSS classes worden niet getest — die werken op HTML attributen.)';
+    fb.textContent = '✗ Not recognized as a break. (CSS classes are not tested here — they apply to HTML attributes.)';
   }
 
   function esc(s) {
diff --git a/stack/novela.env b/stack/novela.env
index ccf0412..9f94174 100644
--- a/stack/novela.env
+++ b/stack/novela.env
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ POSTGRES_PASSWORD=change-me
 # Keep this stable after first use; changing it breaks decrypt of existing credentials.
 NOVELA_MASTER_KEY=change-me-long-random-secret
 
-# Map voor backup manifest/config binnen container (default: config)
+# Path for backup manifest/config inside container (default: config)
 CONFIG_DIR=config