diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 19c742c..458bbe7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -31,5 +31,9 @@ docker_up:
 
 generate_pot:
 	wp i18n make-pot kit kit/languages/kit.pot # generate source file
-	msgmerge -N kit/languages/de_DE.po kit/languages/kit.pot > kit/languages/de_DE.po # update translated language file
-	msgfmt -o kit/languages/de_DE.mo kit/languages/de_DE.po # generate mo file
+	for lang in "de_DE" "fr_FR"; do \
+	   # update translated language file \
+		msgmerge -N kit/languages/$lang.po kit/languages/kit.pot > kit/languages/$lang.po ; \
+		# generate mo file \
+		msgfmt -o kit/languages/$lang.mo kit/languages/$lang.po ; \
+	done
diff --git a/kit/languages/fr_FR.po b/kit/languages/fr_FR.po
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c4cbf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kit/languages/fr_FR.po
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#: searchpage.php:14 searchpage.php:31 search.php:12 search.php:31
+msgid "Search"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: searchpage.php:26 search.php:26
+msgid "Search for"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: search.php:49
+msgid "Showing results from"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: search.php:56 search.php:83
+msgid "< Previous"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: search.php:57 search.php:84
+msgid "Next >"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: search.php:59 search.php:86
+msgid "Page "
+msgstr ""
diff --git a/kit/languages/kit.pot b/kit/languages/kit.pot
index 43d1a98..1d8a5f8 100644
--- a/kit/languages/kit.pot
+++ b/kit/languages/kit.pot
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
 "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
 "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-05-03T15:00:54+00:00\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-05-03T15:09:16+00:00\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "X-Generator: WP-CLI 2.2.0\n"
 "X-Domain: kit\n"