what is the use of \r escape character ? (translation related)

[Cristian SecarÄ <liste secarica ro>]

I updated my Dia translation with the .pot file from GNOME site and
right after catalog update Poedit gave the errors shown below.
What does that mean ?

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C:\Users\secarica\AppData\Local\Temp\poe7B63.tmp\input.po:2838:
internationalized messages should not contain the `\r' escape sequence
C:\Users\secarica\AppData\Local\Temp\poe7B63.tmp\input.po:2838:
internationalized messages should not contain the `\r' escape sequence
C:\Users\secarica\AppData \Local\Temp\poe7B63.tmp\input.po:2838:
internationalized messages should not contain the `\r' escape sequence
C:\Users\secarica \AppData\Local\Temp \poe7B63.tmp\input.po:2843:
internationalized messages should not contain the `\r' escape sequence
C:\Users \secarica\AppData \Local\Temp \poe7B63.tmp\input.po:2848:
internationalized messages should not contain the `\r' escape sequence
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Cristi

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