diff --git a/lib/freedom_patches/translate_accelerator.rb b/lib/freedom_patches/translate_accelerator.rb
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+module I18n
+  # this accelerates translation a tiny bit (halves the time it takes)
+  class << self
+    alias_method :translate_no_cache, :translate
+    alias_method :reload_no_cache!, :reload!
+    LRU_CACHE_SIZE = 2000
+
+    def reload!
+      @cache = nil
+      reload_no_cache!
+    end
+
+    def translate(*args)
+      @cache ||= LruRedux::ThreadSafeCache.new(LRU_CACHE_SIZE)
+      found = true
+      k = [args,config.locale,config.backend.object_id]
+      t  = @cache.fetch(k){found=false}
+      unless found
+        t = @cache[k] = translate_no_cache(*args)
+      end
+
+      t
+    end
+
+    alias_method :t, :translate
+  end
+end