title: Translating database tables with gettext
body: <p>Is it possible to use gettext to translate content of a database table?</p>
  
  <p>For example, I have some database tables which never change content, e.g. a table which connects country id ("fr", "de",...) with country names ("France", "Germany",...) where country names are written in the English language. I could add additional table columns to provide translation of country names in various languages, but I was wondering, whether it is somehow possible to use gettext for translation of country names.</p>
  
  <p>In case it matters, I use php and mark other fixed strings in the code with <code>_('text-for-translation')</code>.</p>