diff --git a/src/app/translation/thing-translator.parser.ts b/src/app/translation/thing-translator.parser.ts
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020-2021 StApps
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+ * Software Foundation, version 3.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for
+ * more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+ * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+import {Injectable} from '@angular/core';
+import {isDefined} from '@ngx-translate/core/lib/util';
+
+// tslint:disable: member-ordering prefer-function-over-method completed-docs
+
+export abstract class TranslateParser {
+  /**
+   * Gets a value from an object by composed key
+   * parser.getValue({ key1: { keyA: 'valueI' }}, 'key1.keyA') ==> 'valueI'
+   */
+  abstract getValue(target: unknown, key: string): string;
+
+  /**
+   * TODO
+   */
+  abstract getValueFromKeyPath(instance: object, keypath: string): unknown;
+}
+
+@Injectable()
+export class TranslateDefaultParser extends TranslateParser {
+
+  /**
+   * TODO
+   *
+   */
+  getValue(target: unknown, key: string): string {
+    const keys = typeof key === 'string' ? key.split('.') : [key];
+    let aKey = '';
+    // tslint:disable-next-line: no-any
+    let newTarget = target as any;
+    do {
+      aKey += keys.shift();
+      if (isDefined(newTarget) && isDefined(newTarget[aKey]) && (typeof newTarget[aKey] === 'object' || keys.length === 0)) {
+        newTarget = newTarget[aKey];
+        aKey = '';
+      } else if (keys.length === 0) {
+        newTarget = undefined;
+      } else {
+        aKey += '.';
+      }
+    } while (keys.length > 0);
+
+    return newTarget;
+  }
+
+
+  getValueFromKeyPath(instance: object, keypath: string): unknown {
+    // keypath = aproperty[0].anotherproperty["arrayproperty"][42].finalproperty
+    let path = keypath.replace(/(?:\"|\')'"/gmi, '');
+    // path = aproperty[0].anotherproperty[.arrayproperty.][42].finalproperty
+    path = path.replace(/(?:\[|\])/gmi, '.');
+    // path = aproperty.0..anotherproperty..arrayproperty...42..finalproperty
+    path = path.replace(/\.{2,}/gmi, '.');
+    // path = aproperty.0.anotherproperty.arrayproperty.42.finalproperty
+
+    const keypathChain = keypath.split('.');
+
+    // tslint:disable-next-line: no-any
+    let property = instance as any;
+
+    for(const key of keypathChain) {
+      property = property[key] ?? undefined;
+    }
+
+    return property;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/translation/thing-translator.pipe.ts b/src/app/translation/thing-translator.pipe.ts
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+++ b/src/app/translation/thing-translator.pipe.ts
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020-2021 StApps
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+ * Software Foundation, version 3.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for
+ * more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+ * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+import {Injectable, OnDestroy, Pipe, PipeTransform} from '@angular/core';
+import {LangChangeEvent, TranslateService} from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import {isThing, SCThings} from '@openstapps/core';
+import {Subscription} from 'rxjs';
+import {ThingTranslatorService} from './thing-translator.service';
+
+// tslint:disable: member-ordering prefer-function-over-method completed-docs
+
+
+@Injectable()
+@Pipe({
+  name: 'translate',
+  pure: false, // required to update the value when the promise is resolved
+})
+export class ThingTranslatePipe implements PipeTransform, OnDestroy {
+  value = '';
+  lastKey?: string;
+  lastThing: SCThings;
+  onLangChange: Subscription;
+
+  constructor(private readonly translate: TranslateService,
+              // private readonly _ref: ChangeDetectorRef,
+              private readonly thingTranslate: ThingTranslatorService) {
+  }
+
+  updateValue(key: string, thing: SCThings): void {
+    this.value = String(this.thingTranslate.get(thing, key));
+  }
+
+  transform(query: string, thing: SCThings): string {
+    if (typeof query !== 'string' || query.length <= 0) {
+      return query;
+    }
+
+    if (!isThing(thing)){
+      throw new SyntaxError(`Wrong parameter in ThingTranslatePipe. Expected a valid SCThing, received: ${thing}`);
+    }
+
+    // store the query, in case it changes
+    this.lastKey = query;
+
+    // store the params, in case they change
+    this.lastThing = thing;
+
+    // set the value
+    this.updateValue(query, thing);
+
+    // if there is a subscription to onLangChange, clean it
+    this._dispose();
+
+    // subscribe to onLangChange event, in case the language changes
+    if (typeof this.onLangChange === 'undefined' || this.onLangChange.closed ) {
+      this.onLangChange = this.translate.onLangChange.subscribe((_event: LangChangeEvent) => {
+        if (typeof this.lastKey === 'string') {
+          this.lastKey = undefined; // we want to make sure it doesn't return the same value until it's been updated
+          this.updateValue(query, thing);
+        }
+      });
+    }
+
+    return this.value;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Clean any existing subscription to change events
+   */
+  private _dispose(): void {
+    if (this.onLangChange?.closed) {
+      this.onLangChange?.unsubscribe();
+    }
+  }
+
+  ngOnDestroy(): void {
+    this._dispose();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/translation/thing-translator.service.ts b/src/app/translation/thing-translator.service.ts
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+++ b/src/app/translation/thing-translator.service.ts
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020-2021 StApps
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+ * Software Foundation, version 3.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for
+ * more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+ * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+import {Injectable, OnDestroy} from '@angular/core';
+import {LangChangeEvent, TranslateService} from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import {isDefined} from '@ngx-translate/core/lib/util';
+import {SCLanguage, SCThings, SCThingTranslator, SCTranslations} from '@openstapps/core';
+import {Subscription} from 'rxjs';
+import {TranslateParser} from './thing-translator.parser';
+
+// export const DEFAULT_LANGUAGE = new InjectionToken<string>('DEFAULT_LANGUAGE');
+
+// tslint:disable: member-ordering prefer-function-over-method newline-per-chained-call completed-docs
+
+@Injectable({
+  providedIn: 'root',
+})
+export class ThingTranslatorService implements OnDestroy {
+
+  onLangChange: Subscription;
+  translator: SCThingTranslator;
+
+  /**
+   *
+   * @param translateService Instance of Angular TranslateService
+   * @param parser An instance of the parser currently used
+   * @param language TODO
+   */
+  constructor(private readonly translateService: TranslateService,
+              public parser: TranslateParser,
+              language?: keyof SCTranslations<SCLanguage>) {
+
+    this.translator = new SCThingTranslator(language ?? this.translateService.currentLang as keyof SCTranslations<SCLanguage>);
+
+    /** set the default language from configuration */
+    this.onLangChange = this.translateService.onLangChange.subscribe((event: LangChangeEvent) => {
+      this.translator.language = event.lang as keyof SCTranslations<SCLanguage>;
+    });
+
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the parsed result of the translations
+   */
+  // tslint:disable-next-line: no-any
+  getParsedResult(target: object, key: string): any {
+    return this.parser.getValueFromKeyPath(target, key);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the translated value of a key (or an array of keys)
+   * @returns the translated key, or an object of translated keys
+   */
+  public get(thing: SCThings, keyPath: string | string[]): string | number | boolean  {
+    if (!isDefined(keyPath) || keyPath.length === 0) {
+      throw new Error(`Parameter "key" required`);
+    }
+    if (keyPath instanceof Array) {
+      return this.getParsedResult(thing, keyPath.join('.'));
+    }
+
+    return this.getParsedResult(thing, keyPath);
+  }
+
+  // tslint:disable-next-line: completed-docs
+  ngOnDestroy() {
+    if (!this.onLangChange.closed) {
+      this.onLangChange.unsubscribe();
+    }
+  }
+}