| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | spark a debate about | вызвать спор о (Smala) |
| journ. | spark considerable debate | вызвать немало споров (A trio of Australian wildlife experts have weighed in on a series of alleged Tasmanian Tiger photos that went viral last month and their verdict is that the case is a hoax. Seemingly showing a declared-extinct thylacine on the side of a road in Tasmania, the photos sparked considerable debate in cryptozoology circles. (coasttocoastam.com) ART Vancouver) |
| fig.of.sp. | spark debate | вызвать дискуссию (также spark discussion • A strange video circulating online shows what appears to be a diminutive figure peering out from a hole in a tree. Since being shared online, the man's video has amassed a staggering 15 million views to date and understandably sparked considerable debate as to the veracity of the alleged encounter. (coasttocoastam.com) • Это вызвало огромную дискуссию в социальных сетях. • Неожиданно огромную дискуссию вызвала недавняя публикация с критической живописью эпохи соцреализма. (из рус. источников) • On August 6th 1848, the HMS Daedalus, a Royal Navy frigate that had been sailing between the Cape of Good Hope and St. Helena, encountered something in the water that would go on to spark discussion and debate that continues to this day. (YouTube) ART Vancouver) |
| fig.of.sp. | spark debate | вызвать обсуждение (A strange video circulating online shows what appears to be a diminutive figure peering out from a hole in a tree. Since being shared online, the man's video has amassed a staggering 15 million views to date and understandably sparked considerable debate as to the veracity of the alleged encounter. (coasttocoastam.com) • Статья получилась весьма иронической и вызвала оживлённое обсуждение. (из рус. источников) • On August 6th 1848, the HMS Daedalus, a Royal Navy frigate that had been sailing between the Cape of Good Hope and St. Helena, encountered something in the water that would go on to spark discussion and debate that continues to this day. (YouTube) ART Vancouver) |
| media. | spark debate | вызвать прения (bigmaxus) |
| Makarov. | spark debate | вызвать обсуждения |
| Makarov. | spark debate | вызвать дебаты |