British vs American translation

Dawna M.C1Kwiziq community member

British vs American translation

Nos enfadamos por una tontería.We got angry at each other over (because of) a trifle.

I think trifle is British English. Can someone tell me what it means in American English?

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Using por for due to / because of / for in Spanish (subordinate causal clauses)"

Asked 11 months ago

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InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq

Hola Dawna

"a trifle" means "a silly thing", something that is not even worth mentioning, something very trivial (una tontería).

Saludos

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Dawna M. asked:

British vs American translation

Nos enfadamos por una tontería.We got angry at each other over (because of) a trifle.

I think trifle is British English. Can someone tell me what it means in American English?

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