diff --git a/translations/importfromtransifex.sh b/translations/importfromtransifex.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+function quit {
+    echo "Task failed. Exit value: $?."
+    cleanUp
+    exit 1
+}
+
+
+# init parameters
+if [[ -z $1 ]]
+then
+    echo -e "Invalid argument: no file. Check importfromtransifex.sh -h"
+    exit
+fi
+
+for ((i=1;i<=$#;i++)); 
+do
+    if [[ ${!i} = "-h" || ${!i} = "-help" ]];
+    then 
+        echo -e "
+        1. copy downloaded resource zip to this folder: `pwd`
+        2. cd to `pwd`
+        3. run ./importfromtransifex.sh <zipfile>
+        "
+        exit
+    else
+        FILE_NAME=${!i}
+        if [[ ! -f $FILE_NAME ]]
+        then 
+            echo "Invalid argument: ${!i}"
+            exit
+        elif [[ ! $FILE_NAME == *.zip ]]
+        then
+            echo "Invalid argument: File seems not to be a zip file."
+            exit
+        fi
+    fi
+done;
+
+if [[ -d strings ]]
+then
+    rm -r strings
+fi
+
+BITMASK_RESOURCES=../app/src/main/res
+unzip ${FILE_NAME} -d strings
+for STRING_FILE in strings/*; do
+    if [[ ${STRING_FILE} == "strings/strings_en.xml" ]]
+    then
+        cp $STRING_FILE $BITMASK_RESOURCES/values/strings.xml
+        continue
+    fi
+    
+    LOCALE=`cut -d '_' -f2 <<< ${STRING_FILE}`
+    SUBLOCALE=`cut -d '_' -f3 <<< ${STRING_FILE}`
+    
+    if [[ $LOCALE == *.xml ]]
+    then
+        LOCALE=${LOCALE/.xml/}
+    else 
+        SUBLOCALE=${SUBLOCALE/.xml/}
+    fi
+    
+    # generalize sub localization for example for pt_PT -> pt
+    if [[ `tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' <<< $SUBLOCALE` == `tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' <<< $LOCALE` ]]
+    then
+        SUBLOCALE=""
+    fi
+    
+    #echo "copying $LOCALE $SUBLOCALE..."    
+    
+    if [[ ${SUBLOCALE} == "" ]] 
+    then
+        if [[ ! -d ${BITMASK_RESOURCES}/values-${LOCALE} ]]
+        then
+            echo "NEW LANGUAGE: ${LOCALE}"
+            mkdir ${BITMASK_RESOURCES}/values-${LOCALE}
+        fi
+        cp ${STRING_FILE} ${BITMASK_RESOURCES}/values-${LOCALE}/strings.xml
+    else
+        if [[ ! -d ${BITMASK_RESOURCES}/values-${LOCALE}-r${SUBLOCALE} ]]
+        then
+            echo "NEW LANGUAGE: ${LOCALE} ${SUBLOCALE}"
+            mkdir ${BITMASK_RESOURCES}/values-${LOCALE}-r${SUBLOCALE}
+        fi
+        cp ${STRING_FILE} ${BITMASK_RESOURCES}/values-${LOCALE}-r${SUBLOCALE}/strings.xml
+    fi
+done
+
+rm -r strings
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