verb · irregular · intransitive · rare

make waves

make waves · makes waves · made waves · making waves

нарушать спокойствие, причинять беспокойство

To cause a disturbanceTo cause a disturbance.

Meaning

3 senses

(idiomatic)To cause a disturbance.
причиня́ть беспоко́йствоpričinjátʹ bespokójstvo, наруша́ть споко́йствиеnarušátʹ spokójstvije
(idiomatic)To upset the status quo.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, wave.

4 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

To cause a disturbance:

Derived from disruptions caused by waves in water.

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makes waves, making waves, made waves, made waves

irregular · Lesson

I, you, we, they	make waves
he, she, it	makes waves

all persons

made waves

I, you, we, they	have made waves
he, she, it	has made waves

all persons

will make waves

1 synonyms

upset the status quo:rock the boat

3 lessons