"На улице становится холодно."

Translation: It's getting cold outdoors.

[dmitry.tsarev]

Вроде, говорилось что курс основан на "американском" английском, а тут не принимается "американский" вариант "it's getting cold on the street", зато принимается "английский" "it's getting cold in the street"

[servolock]

Here, in Kansas City, in central USA, I never hear "in the street" or "on the street." We always say "outside" or "outdoors," which DL seems to accept.

[NerysGhemor]

My Russian instructor confirmed that "outside" is usually the right translation into English.

[boltthrower1900]

isn't there a russian variant for "outdoors" other than "на улице"?

[dmitry.tsarev]

In certain cases 'outdoors' can be (and sometimes even must be) translated as 'на (открытом) воздухе', but 'на улице' is the most common.

[boltthrower1900]

thanks. i thought there might be a shorter version though. how about "снаружи"? is it used at all?

[dmitry.tsarev]

'снаружи' is usually translated as 'outside'. You can interchange it with 'outdoors' / 'на улице' in some rather rare cases and it would be pretty colloquial.

And no, I'm not aware of a shorter or a single-world translation of 'outdoors'.

[boltthrower1900]

so would it be correct to say "снаружи холодно"? or would that sound weird

[dmitry.tsarev]

When sitting in a room and referencing the temperature on the street, it would sound not really weird, but unnatural in most cases.

It would sound natural in cases like when you're flying in an airplane and telling someone 'снаружи холодно'. Using 'на улице' or 'на открытом воздухе' would actually be incorrect in this case.
But I believe that in English you would also use 'outside' in this situation, no?

'снаружи' would also sound natural when you're sitting in a tent, possibly located somewhere in the Arctic or on the slope of a mountain and referencing the temperature outside of the tent.

[dlisol]

It's getting cold outside

[Caversham]

Remember Ella Fitzgerald singing: Baby it's cold outside.

[j0ester]

Best version:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=M2gvXL5aKhU

[house-mouse]

Can I use "colder" as in "It's getting colder outside" ?

[dmitry.tsarev]

"colder" is a comparative adjective and translates as "холоднее"

[leod120]

Very helpful comments.

[lauramenshikova]

correct pronounciation станОвится

[servolock]

The audio button at the top of this page has accent correct. Where did you hear it incorrect?

[lauramenshikova]

you are right, i hear incorrect in the exercice

[borim8]

"It got cold outside." Id hiw most Americans would phrase this.

[stanmann]

Sorry, borim8, but I think you've got the wrong tense. It's present, not past.

[Scian4]

"It's getting chilly outside" was marked wrong :(