public static function &make_entry($original, $translation)
    {
        $entry = new EntryTranslations();
        // look for context
        $parts = explode(chr(4), $original);
        if (isset($parts[1])) {
            $original = $parts[1];
            $entry->context = $parts[0];
        }
        // look for plural original
        $parts = explode(chr(0), $original);
        $entry->singular = $parts[0];
        if (isset($parts[1])) {
            $entry->is_plural = true;
            $entry->plural = $parts[1];
        }
        // plural translations are also separated by \0
        $entry->translations = explode(chr(0), $translation);

        return $entry;
    }