le acque

the waters

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the waters Often appears in expressions: agitare le acque means “to stir things up,” calmare le acque means “to calm things down,” and rompere le acque refers to a woman’s waters breaking during labor.

IT: Dopo quella notizia, si sono agitate le acque.

EN: After that news, things got stirred up.

Credo che si siano rotte le acque.

I think my water broke.

— Roma (2018)

Certo, bisogna agitare le acque.

Of course, you have to stir things up.

— The Rip - Soldi sporchi (2026)

Mi serve solo una mano per calmare le acque.

I just need a hand to calm the waters.

— Prova a prendermi (2002)

Agita le acque, vedi cosa viene a galla.

Stir the waters, see what comes to the surface.

— The Rip - Soldi sporchi (2026)