translate function truncate after 10 chars ?

Hi,

I use the translate function to get the label of a dropdown list. However, the result is truncated at 10 chars.

$bean->region_c = "Lajemmerais";

$value = translate($bean->field_defs['region_c']['options'], '', $bean->region_c);

$value will contain : Lajemmerai

Using Sugar 6.5 CE.

Any cues ?

Thanks,

Jonathan