diff --git a/locales/de.json b/locales/de.json
index d805710b0..05d983737 100644
--- a/locales/de.json
+++ b/locales/de.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   "Invalid values:": "Unzulässige Werte:",
   "Argument: %s, Given: %s, Choices: %s": "Argument: %s, Gegeben: %s, Möglichkeiten: %s",
   "Argument check failed: %s": "Argumente-Check fehlgeschlagen: %s",
-  "Implications failed:": "Implikationen fehlgeschlagen:",
+  "Implications failed:": "Fehlende abhängige Argumente:",
   "Not enough arguments following: %s": "Nicht genügend Argumente nach: %s",
   "Invalid JSON config file: %s": "Fehlerhafte JSON-Config Datei: %s",
   "Path to JSON config file": "Pfad zur JSON-Config Datei",
diff --git a/locales/en.json b/locales/en.json
index fc65c2a0d..b32a63f27 100644
--- a/locales/en.json
+++ b/locales/en.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   "Invalid values:": "Invalid values:",
   "Argument: %s, Given: %s, Choices: %s": "Argument: %s, Given: %s, Choices: %s",
   "Argument check failed: %s": "Argument check failed: %s",
-  "Implications failed:": "Implications failed:",
+  "Implications failed:": "Missing dependent arguments:",
   "Not enough arguments following: %s": "Not enough arguments following: %s",
   "Invalid JSON config file: %s": "Invalid JSON config file: %s",
   "Path to JSON config file": "Path to JSON config file",
diff --git a/locales/fr.json b/locales/fr.json
index 481f47e37..cf9c74bf5 100644
--- a/locales/fr.json
+++ b/locales/fr.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   "Invalid values:": "Valeurs invalides:",
   "Argument: %s, Given: %s, Choices: %s": "Argument: %s, Donné: %s, Choix: %s",
   "Argument check failed: %s": "Echec de la vérification de l'argument: %s",
-  "Implications failed:": "Implications échouées:",
+  "Implications failed:": "Arguments dépendants manquants:",
   "Not enough arguments following: %s": "Pas assez d'arguments suivant: %s",
   "Invalid JSON config file: %s": "Fichier de configuration JSON invalide: %s",
   "Path to JSON config file": "Chemin du fichier de configuration JSON",
diff --git a/locales/it.json b/locales/it.json
index f9eb3756e..9ee900d34 100644
--- a/locales/it.json
+++ b/locales/it.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   "Invalid values:": "Valori non validi:",
   "Argument: %s, Given: %s, Choices: %s": "Argomento: %s, Richiesto: %s, Scelte: %s",
   "Argument check failed: %s": "Controllo dell'argomento fallito: %s",
-  "Implications failed:": "Argomenti impliciti non soddisfatti:",
+  "Implications failed:": "Argomenti dipendenti mancanti:",
   "Not enough arguments following: %s": "Argomenti insufficienti dopo: %s",
   "Invalid JSON config file: %s": "File di configurazione JSON non valido: %s",
   "Path to JSON config file": "Percorso del file di configurazione JSON",
diff --git a/locales/nl.json b/locales/nl.json
index a27665255..5d62e0fc3 100644
--- a/locales/nl.json
+++ b/locales/nl.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   "Invalid values:": "Ongeldige waarden:",
   "Argument: %s, Given: %s, Choices: %s": "Argument: %s, Gegeven: %s, Keuzes: %s",
   "Argument check failed: %s": "Argumentcontrole mislukt: %s",
-  "Implications failed:": "Mislukte implicaties:",
+  "Implications failed:": "Ontbrekende afhankelijke argumenten:",
   "Not enough arguments following: %s": "Niet genoeg argumenten na: %s",
   "Invalid JSON config file: %s": "Ongeldig JSON-config-bestand: %s",
   "Path to JSON config file": "Pad naar JSON-config-bestand",
diff --git a/test/validation.js b/test/validation.js
index ecf98ebd6..60d23441d 100644
--- a/test/validation.js
+++ b/test/validation.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 const checkUsage = require('./helpers/utils').checkOutput
 const expect = require('chai').expect
+const english = require('../locales/en.json')
 let yargs = require('../')
 
 require('chai').should()
@@ -13,13 +14,15 @@ describe('validation tests', () => {
   })
 
   describe('implies', () => {
+    const implicationsFailedPattern = new RegExp(english['Implications failed:'])
+
     it("fails if '_' populated, and implied argument not set", (done) => {
       yargs(['cat'])
         .implies({
           1: 'foo' // 1 arg in _ means --foo is required
         })
         .fail((msg) => {
-          msg.should.match(/Implications failed/)
+          msg.should.match(implicationsFailedPattern)
           return done()
         })
         .parse()
@@ -32,7 +35,7 @@ describe('validation tests', () => {
           'foo': 1 // --foo means 1 arg in _ is required
         })
         .fail((msg) => {
-          msg.should.match(/Implications failed/)
+          msg.should.match(implicationsFailedPattern)
           return done()
         })
         .parse()
@@ -62,7 +65,7 @@ describe('validation tests', () => {
           '--no-bar': 'foo' // when --bar is not given, --foo is required
         })
         .fail((msg) => {
-          msg.should.match(/Implications failed/)
+          msg.should.match(implicationsFailedPattern)
           return done()
         })
         .parse()
@@ -74,7 +77,7 @@ describe('validation tests', () => {
           'bar': '--no-foo' // --bar means --foo cannot be given
         })
         .fail((msg) => {
-          msg.should.match(/Implications failed/)
+          msg.should.match(implicationsFailedPattern)
           return done()
         })
         .parse()
@@ -89,7 +92,7 @@ describe('validation tests', () => {
         })
         .fail((msg) => {
           failCalled = true
-          msg.should.match(/Implications failed/)
+          msg.should.match(implicationsFailedPattern)
         })
         .parse()
       failCalled.should.equal(true)
@@ -121,7 +124,7 @@ describe('validation tests', () => {
         })
         .fail((msg) => {
           failCalled = true
-          msg.should.match(/Implications failed/)
+          msg.should.match(implicationsFailedPattern)
         })
         .parse()
       failCalled.should.equal(true)
@@ -150,7 +153,7 @@ describe('validation tests', () => {
           implies: 'foo'
         })
         .fail((msg) => {
-          msg.should.match(/Implications failed/)
+          msg.should.match(implicationsFailedPattern)
           return done()
         })
         .parse()
diff --git a/test/yargs.js b/test/yargs.js
index 40606b7db..47911c1e5 100644
--- a/test/yargs.js
+++ b/test/yargs.js
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ const expect = require('chai').expect
 const fs = require('fs')
 const path = require('path')
 const checkOutput = require('./helpers/utils').checkOutput
+const english = require('../locales/en.json')
 let yargs
 const YError = require('../lib/yerror')
 
 require('chai').should()
 
 const noop = () => {}
+const implicationsFailedPattern = new RegExp(english['Implications failed:'])
 
 describe('yargs dsl tests', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ describe('yargs dsl tests', () => {
       .parse()
     )
 
-    r.errors[2].should.match(/Implications failed/)
+    r.errors[2].should.match(implicationsFailedPattern)
   })
 
   it('accepts an object for describes', () => {
@@ -79,7 +81,7 @@ describe('yargs dsl tests', () => {
         x: 'y'
       })
       .fail((msg) => {
-        msg.should.match(/Implications failed/)
+        msg.should.match(implicationsFailedPattern)
         return done()
       })
       .parse()