> Is there a gettext or other type of command to strip a translated *.po
> file so that it becomes empty of translation (as a *.pot)?
msgfmt --nowrap
to get

msgid "ddgfdgdgdgf"
msgstr "cgfdgdfg"

instead of

msgid ""
"ddgfdgdgdgf"
"dgdgf"
msgstr ""
"cgfdg"
"dfg"


then just delete lines that match
^msgstr.*
using kate,  gawk or the like