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Un asunto de poca monta los tenía alborotados.

 

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Old July 03, 2009, 11:00 AM
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Un asunto de poca monta los tenía alborotados.

CAn anybody correct this sentence for me ?
An unimportant matter had everybody disturbed. Do you know of any closest ?
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Old July 03, 2009, 11:06 AM
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Your translation is fine.
De poca monta = of little value/of little importance/unimportant

A little more colloquial equivalent would be:
A (minor problem/small snag/glitch) had everybody up in arms.
They fussed over nothing.
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