| English | Russian |
| strike up a conversation | завязать разговор (an acquaintance, etc., и т.д.) |
| strike up a conversation | заговорить первым ("And then on the same night, when we came back, we were on the same SeaBus again," says Stefan, "and this time there were a lot less people so it was really easy to pick her out and, and definitely was a lot of eye contact between the two of us." Still, neither were quite ready to strike up a conversation.  translink.ca ART Vancouver) |
| strike up a conversation | завязать беседу (with someone – с кем-либо; в знач. "начать разговор": Not long after I got on the plane to Minneapolis, Minnesota, I struck up a conversation with the guy sitting next to me.) |
| strike up a conversation | первым начать разговор ("And then on the same night, when we came back, we were on the same SeaBus again," says Stefan, "and this time there were a lot less people so it was really easy to pick her out and, and definitely was a lot of eye contact between the two of us." Still, neither were quite ready to strike up a conversation. translink.ca ART Vancouver) |
| strike up a conversation with strangers | завязать разговор с незнакомыми людьми (a deal with them, etc., и т.д.) |
