на дворе

• НА ДВОРЕ{{}}

[PrepP; Invar]

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1. [adv]

⇒ outside of a building, in the open:

- outside;

- outdoors;

- out-of-doors.

     ♦ Пьер поспешно оделся и выбежал на крыльцо. На дворе было ясно, свежо, росисто и весело (Толстой 6). Pierre hastily dressed and ran out to the porch. Outside it was fresh and dewy, a bright, clear day (6a).

2. coll [subj-compl with быть (subj: usu. a noun denoting a season, month, part of a day etc)]

⇒ sth. is soon to come, very near:

- X на дворе{{}}≈ X is close (near) at hand;

- it is almost X;

- X is coming up;

- X is just (right) around the corner.