diff --git a/compiler/rustc_error_messages/locales/en-US/lint.ftl b/compiler/rustc_error_messages/locales/en-US/lint.ftl
index 80e8723312e..c673ec7785d 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_error_messages/locales/en-US/lint.ftl
+++ b/compiler/rustc_error_messages/locales/en-US/lint.ftl
@@ -251,3 +251,25 @@ lint-atomic-ordering-invalid-fail-success = `{$method}`'s success ordering must
     .fail-label = `{$fail_ordering}` failure ordering
     .success-label = `{$success_ordering}` success ordering
     .suggestion = consider using `{$success_suggestion}` success ordering instead
+
+lint-unused-op = unused {$op} that must be used
+    .label = the {$op} produces a value
+    .suggestion = use `let _ = ...` to ignore the resulting value
+
+lint-unused-result = unused result of type `{$ty}`
+
+lint-unused-closure =
+    unused {$pre}{$count ->
+        [one] closure
+        *[other] closures
+    }{$post} that must be used
+    .note = closures are lazy and do nothing unless called
+
+lint-unused-generator =
+    unused {$pre}{$count ->
+        [one] generator
+        *[other] generator
+    }{$post} that must be used
+    .note = generators are lazy and do nothing unless resumed
+
+lint-unused-def = unused {$pre}`{$def}`{$post} that must be used
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/unused.rs b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/unused.rs
index 73f353e62c1..d3cb3a70f02 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/unused.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/unused.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use crate::{EarlyContext, EarlyLintPass, LateContext, LateLintPass, LintContext}
 use rustc_ast as ast;
 use rustc_ast::util::{classify, parser};
 use rustc_ast::{ExprKind, StmtKind};
-use rustc_errors::{pluralize, Applicability, MultiSpan};
+use rustc_errors::{fluent, pluralize, Applicability, MultiSpan};
 use rustc_hir as hir;
 use rustc_hir::def::{DefKind, Res};
 use rustc_hir::def_id::DefId;
@@ -155,22 +155,23 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for UnusedResults {
 
         if let Some(must_use_op) = must_use_op {
             cx.struct_span_lint(UNUSED_MUST_USE, expr.span, |lint| {
-                let mut lint = lint.build(&format!("unused {} that must be used", must_use_op));
-                lint.span_label(expr.span, &format!("the {} produces a value", must_use_op));
-                lint.span_suggestion_verbose(
-                    expr.span.shrink_to_lo(),
-                    "use `let _ = ...` to ignore the resulting value",
-                    "let _ = ",
-                    Applicability::MachineApplicable,
-                );
-                lint.emit();
+                lint.build(fluent::lint::unused_op)
+                    .set_arg("op", must_use_op)
+                    .span_label(expr.span, fluent::lint::label)
+                    .span_suggestion_verbose(
+                        expr.span.shrink_to_lo(),
+                        fluent::lint::suggestion,
+                        "let _ = ",
+                        Applicability::MachineApplicable,
+                    )
+                    .emit();
             });
             op_warned = true;
         }
 
         if !(type_permits_lack_of_use || fn_warned || op_warned) {
             cx.struct_span_lint(UNUSED_RESULTS, s.span, |lint| {
-                lint.build(&format!("unused result of type `{}`", ty)).emit();
+                lint.build(fluent::lint::unused_result).set_arg("ty", ty).emit();
             });
         }
 
@@ -267,23 +268,27 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for UnusedResults {
                 },
                 ty::Closure(..) => {
                     cx.struct_span_lint(UNUSED_MUST_USE, span, |lint| {
-                        let mut err = lint.build(&format!(
-                            "unused {}closure{}{} that must be used",
-                            descr_pre, plural_suffix, descr_post,
-                        ));
-                        err.note("closures are lazy and do nothing unless called");
-                        err.emit();
+                        // FIXME(davidtwco): this isn't properly translatable becauses of the
+                        // pre/post strings
+                        lint.build(fluent::lint::unused_closure)
+                            .set_arg("count", plural_len)
+                            .set_arg("pre", descr_pre)
+                            .set_arg("post", descr_post)
+                            .note(fluent::lint::note)
+                            .emit();
                     });
                     true
                 }
                 ty::Generator(..) => {
                     cx.struct_span_lint(UNUSED_MUST_USE, span, |lint| {
-                        let mut err = lint.build(&format!(
-                            "unused {}generator{}{} that must be used",
-                            descr_pre, plural_suffix, descr_post,
-                        ));
-                        err.note("generators are lazy and do nothing unless resumed");
-                        err.emit();
+                        // FIXME(davidtwco): this isn't properly translatable becauses of the
+                        // pre/post strings
+                        lint.build(fluent::lint::unused_generator)
+                            .set_arg("count", plural_len)
+                            .set_arg("pre", descr_pre)
+                            .set_arg("post", descr_post)
+                            .note(fluent::lint::note)
+                            .emit();
                     });
                     true
                 }
@@ -305,13 +310,12 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for UnusedResults {
         ) -> bool {
             if let Some(attr) = cx.tcx.get_attr(def_id, sym::must_use) {
                 cx.struct_span_lint(UNUSED_MUST_USE, span, |lint| {
-                    let msg = format!(
-                        "unused {}`{}`{} that must be used",
-                        descr_pre_path,
-                        cx.tcx.def_path_str(def_id),
-                        descr_post_path
-                    );
-                    let mut err = lint.build(&msg);
+                    // FIXME(davidtwco): this isn't properly translatable becauses of the pre/post
+                    // strings
+                    let mut err = lint.build(fluent::lint::unused_def);
+                    err.set_arg("pre", descr_pre_path);
+                    err.set_arg("post", descr_post_path);
+                    err.set_arg("def", cx.tcx.def_path_str(def_id));
                     // check for #[must_use = "..."]
                     if let Some(note) = attr.value_str() {
                         err.note(note.as_str());