General attributes are best translated directly in the backend. The individual attributes and sorting options, such default “Position”, “Name” and “Price” or “Price” set. It can also catalog > Attribute > Manage more attributes are added, if this at “Use the product listings (e.g.. Categories) a “Ja” get. Then can be sorted by this attribute.
Since there is but the translation of o.g. Attributes is, must be the one (Price, Name) in each attribute in “Names / Options to manage” get for the corresponding store view the translation. Only position is not a real attribute and must be translated on the translate.csv (“Position”,”Translation”).
And then finally: At “Sort By” translate itself: In the corresponding translate.csv and IMPORTANT go at some of the templates: “Sort By”,”Sort by” writing and not “Sort by”,”Sort by” (The big B!).
Used in 1.4.1.1