diff --git a/src/uu/chroot/locales/en-US.ftl b/src/uu/chroot/locales/en-US.ftl
index 86687fea8..992c4b98a 100644
--- a/src/uu/chroot/locales/en-US.ftl
+++ b/src/uu/chroot/locales/en-US.ftl
@@ -1,2 +1,24 @@
 chroot-about = Run COMMAND with root directory set to NEWROOT.
 chroot-usage = chroot [OPTION]... NEWROOT [COMMAND [ARG]...]
+
+# Help messages
+chroot-help-groups = Comma-separated list of groups to switch to
+chroot-help-userspec = Colon-separated user and group to switch to.
+chroot-help-skip-chdir = Use this option to not change the working directory to / after changing the root directory to newroot, i.e., inside the chroot.
+
+# Error messages
+chroot-error-skip-chdir-only-permitted = option --skip-chdir only permitted if NEWROOT is old '/'
+chroot-error-cannot-enter = cannot chroot to { $dir }: { $err }
+chroot-error-command-failed = failed to run command { $cmd }: { $err }
+chroot-error-command-not-found = failed to run command { $cmd }: { $err }
+chroot-error-groups-parsing-failed = --groups parsing failed
+chroot-error-invalid-group = invalid group: { $group }
+chroot-error-invalid-group-list = invalid group list: { $list }
+chroot-error-missing-newroot = Missing operand: NEWROOT\nTry '{ $util_name } --help' for more information.
+chroot-error-no-group-specified = no group specified for unknown uid: { $uid }
+chroot-error-no-such-user = invalid user
+chroot-error-no-such-group = invalid group
+chroot-error-no-such-directory = cannot change root directory to { $dir }: no such directory
+chroot-error-set-gid-failed = cannot set gid to { $gid }: { $err }
+chroot-error-set-groups-failed = cannot set groups: { $err }
+chroot-error-set-user-failed = cannot set user to { $user }: { $err }
diff --git a/src/uu/chroot/locales/fr-FR.ftl b/src/uu/chroot/locales/fr-FR.ftl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3177fa839
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/uu/chroot/locales/fr-FR.ftl
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+chroot-about = Exécuter COMMANDE avec le répertoire racine défini à NOUVRACINE.
+chroot-usage = chroot [OPTION]... NOUVRACINE [COMMANDE [ARG]...]
+
+# Messages d'aide
+chroot-help-groups = Liste de groupes séparés par des virgules vers lesquels basculer
+chroot-help-userspec = Utilisateur et groupe séparés par deux-points vers lesquels basculer.
+chroot-help-skip-chdir = Utiliser cette option pour ne pas changer le répertoire de travail vers / après avoir changé le répertoire racine vers nouvracine, c.-à-d., à l'intérieur du chroot.
+
+# Messages d'erreur
+chroot-error-skip-chdir-only-permitted = l'option --skip-chdir n'est autorisée que si NOUVRACINE est l'ancien '/'
+chroot-error-cannot-enter = impossible de faire chroot vers { $dir } : { $err }
+chroot-error-command-failed = échec de l'exécution de la commande { $cmd } : { $err }
+chroot-error-command-not-found = échec de l'exécution de la commande { $cmd } : { $err }
+chroot-error-groups-parsing-failed = échec de l'analyse de --groups
+chroot-error-invalid-group = groupe invalide : { $group }
+chroot-error-invalid-group-list = liste de groupes invalide : { $list }
+chroot-error-missing-newroot = Opérande manquant : NOUVRACINE\nEssayez '{ $util_name } --help' pour plus d'informations.
+chroot-error-no-group-specified = aucun groupe spécifié pour l'uid inconnu : { $uid }
+chroot-error-no-such-user = utilisateur invalide
+chroot-error-no-such-group = groupe invalide
+chroot-error-no-such-directory = impossible de changer le répertoire racine vers { $dir } : aucun répertoire de ce type
+chroot-error-set-gid-failed = impossible de définir le gid à { $gid } : { $err }
+chroot-error-set-groups-failed = impossible de définir les groupes : { $err }
+chroot-error-set-user-failed = impossible de définir l'utilisateur à { $user } : { $err }
diff --git a/src/uu/chroot/src/chroot.rs b/src/uu/chroot/src/chroot.rs
index 0b04e79ae..5d02384fb 100644
--- a/src/uu/chroot/src/chroot.rs
+++ b/src/uu/chroot/src/chroot.rs
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ fn parse_group_list(list_str: &str) -> Result<Vec<String>, ChrootError> {
         let name = split[0].trim();
         if name.is_empty() {
             // --groups=" "
-            // chroot: invalid group ‘ ’
+            // chroot: invalid group ' '
             Err(ChrootError::InvalidGroup(name.to_string()))
         } else {
             // --groups="blah"
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ fn parse_group_list(list_str: &str) -> Result<Vec<String>, ChrootError> {
         }
     } else if split.iter().all(|s| s.is_empty()) {
         // --groups=","
-        // chroot: invalid group list ‘,’
+        // chroot: invalid group list ','
         Err(ChrootError::InvalidGroupList(list_str.to_string()))
     } else {
         let mut result = vec![];
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ fn parse_group_list(list_str: &str) -> Result<Vec<String>, ChrootError> {
                     continue;
                 } else {
                     // --groups=", "
-                    // chroot: invalid group ‘ ’
+                    // chroot: invalid group ' '
                     show!(ChrootError::InvalidGroup(name.to_string()));
                     err = true;
                 }
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ fn parse_group_list(list_str: &str) -> Result<Vec<String>, ChrootError> {
                     && trimmed_name.ends_with(|c: char| !c.is_numeric())
                 {
                     // --groups="0trail"
-                    // chroot: invalid group ‘0trail’
+                    // chroot: invalid group '0trail'
                     show!(ChrootError::InvalidGroup(name.to_string()));
                     err = true;
                 } else {
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> UResult<()> {
     {
         return Err(UUsageError::new(
             125,
-            "option --skip-chdir only permitted if NEWROOT is old '/'",
+            get_message("chroot-error-skip-chdir-only-permitted"),
         ));
     }
 
@@ -251,23 +251,19 @@ pub fn uu_app() -> Command {
             Arg::new(options::GROUPS)
                 .long(options::GROUPS)
                 .overrides_with(options::GROUPS)
-                .help("Comma-separated list of groups to switch to")
+                .help(get_message("chroot-help-groups"))
                 .value_name("GROUP1,GROUP2..."),
         )
         .arg(
             Arg::new(options::USERSPEC)
                 .long(options::USERSPEC)
-                .help("Colon-separated user and group to switch to.")
+                .help(get_message("chroot-help-userspec"))
                 .value_name("USER:GROUP"),
         )
         .arg(
             Arg::new(options::SKIP_CHDIR)
                 .long(options::SKIP_CHDIR)
-                .help(
-                    "Use this option to not change the working directory \
-                    to / after changing the root directory to newroot, \
-                    i.e., inside the chroot.",
-                )
+                .help(get_message("chroot-help-skip-chdir"))
                 .action(ArgAction::SetTrue),
         )
         .arg(
diff --git a/src/uu/chroot/src/error.rs b/src/uu/chroot/src/error.rs
index 78fd7ad64..3a84f2837 100644
--- a/src/uu/chroot/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/uu/chroot/src/error.rs
@@ -4,68 +4,94 @@
 // file that was distributed with this source code.
 // spell-checker:ignore NEWROOT Userspec userspec
 //! Errors returned by chroot.
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::io::Error;
 use thiserror::Error;
 use uucore::display::Quotable;
 use uucore::error::UError;
 use uucore::libc;
+use uucore::locale::{get_message, get_message_with_args};
 
 /// Errors that can happen while executing chroot.
 #[derive(Debug, Error)]
 pub enum ChrootError {
     /// Failed to enter the specified directory.
-    #[error("cannot chroot to {dir}: {err}", dir = .0.quote(), err = .1)]
+    #[error("{}", get_message_with_args("chroot-error-cannot-enter", HashMap::from([
+        ("dir".to_string(), _0.quote().to_string()),
+        ("err".to_string(), _1.to_string())
+    ])))]
     CannotEnter(String, #[source] Error),
 
     /// Failed to execute the specified command.
-    #[error("failed to run command {cmd}: {err}", cmd = .0.to_string().quote(), err = .1)]
+    #[error("{}", get_message_with_args("chroot-error-command-failed", HashMap::from([
+        ("cmd".to_string(), _0.to_string().quote().to_string()),
+        ("err".to_string(), _1.to_string())
+    ])))]
     CommandFailed(String, #[source] Error),
 
     /// Failed to find the specified command.
-    #[error("failed to run command {cmd}: {err}", cmd = .0.to_string().quote(), err = .1)]
+    #[error("{}", get_message_with_args("chroot-error-command-not-found", HashMap::from([
+        ("cmd".to_string(), _0.to_string().quote().to_string()),
+        ("err".to_string(), _1.to_string())
+    ])))]
     CommandNotFound(String, #[source] Error),
 
-    #[error("--groups parsing failed")]
+    #[error("{}", get_message("chroot-error-groups-parsing-failed"))]
     GroupsParsingFailed,
 
-    #[error("invalid group: {group}", group = .0.quote())]
+    #[error("{}", get_message_with_args("chroot-error-invalid-group", HashMap::from([
+        ("group".to_string(), _0.quote().to_string())
+    ])))]
     InvalidGroup(String),
 
-    #[error("invalid group list: {list}", list = .0.quote())]
+    #[error("{}", get_message_with_args("chroot-error-invalid-group-list", HashMap::from([
+        ("list".to_string(), _0.quote().to_string())
+    ])))]
     InvalidGroupList(String),
 
     /// The new root directory was not given.
-    #[error(
-        "Missing operand: NEWROOT\nTry '{0} --help' for more information.",
-        uucore::execution_phrase()
-    )]
+    #[error("{}", get_message_with_args("chroot-error-missing-newroot", HashMap::from([
+        ("util_name".to_string(), uucore::execution_phrase().to_string())
+    ])))]
     MissingNewRoot,
 
-    #[error("no group specified for unknown uid: {0}")]
+    #[error("{}", get_message_with_args("chroot-error-no-group-specified", HashMap::from([
+        ("uid".to_string(), _0.to_string())
+    ])))]
     NoGroupSpecified(libc::uid_t),
 
     /// Failed to find the specified user.
-    #[error("invalid user")]
+    #[error("{}", get_message("chroot-error-no-such-user"))]
     NoSuchUser,
 
     /// Failed to find the specified group.
-    #[error("invalid group")]
+    #[error("{}", get_message("chroot-error-no-such-group"))]
     NoSuchGroup,
 
     /// The given directory does not exist.
-    #[error("cannot change root directory to {dir}: no such directory", dir = .0.quote())]
+    #[error("{}", get_message_with_args("chroot-error-no-such-directory", HashMap::from([
+        ("dir".to_string(), _0.quote().to_string())
+    ])))]
     NoSuchDirectory(String),
 
     /// The call to `setgid()` failed.
-    #[error("cannot set gid to {gid}: {err}", gid = .0, err = .1)]
+    #[error("{}", get_message_with_args("chroot-error-set-gid-failed", HashMap::from([
+        ("gid".to_string(), _0.to_string()),
+        ("err".to_string(), _1.to_string())
+    ])))]
     SetGidFailed(String, #[source] Error),
 
     /// The call to `setgroups()` failed.
-    #[error("cannot set groups: {0}")]
+    #[error("{}", get_message_with_args("chroot-error-set-groups-failed", HashMap::from([
+        ("err".to_string(), _0.to_string())
+    ])))]
     SetGroupsFailed(Error),
 
     /// The call to `setuid()` failed.
-    #[error("cannot set user to {user}: {err}", user = .0.maybe_quote(), err = .1)]
+    #[error("{}", get_message_with_args("chroot-error-set-user-failed", HashMap::from([
+        ("user".to_string(), _0.maybe_quote().to_string()),
+        ("err".to_string(), _1.to_string())
+    ])))]
     SetUserFailed(String, #[source] Error),
 }