cause a stir

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

cause a stir (third-person singular simple present causes a stir, present participle causing a stir, simple past and past participle caused a stir)

1. (intransitive) To cause controversy, or raise a disturbance.

   The news story caused a stir.

Translations

cause controversy

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 引起轟動／引起轰动 (yǐnqǐ hōngdòng)

• Finnish: aiheuttaa hämmennystä, aiheuttaa häiriötä
• Portuguese: gerar (uma) comoção, causar (uma) comoção
• Spanish: causar revuelo, dar la campanada