John Wick 3
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exchemist
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No it will be a Ted 6.
sculptor
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para - prepare for
bellum - war
exchemist
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Yes. Imperative singular of paro, parare, paravi, paratum: the verb prepare. But it should be two separate words, not one, I think.
sculptor
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exchemist
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What is" 9mm parabellum"?
Oh sorry, just realised, it will be some ghastly US euphemism for a handgun.
Gawdzilla Sama
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In a European handgun, how many fingers fire at the same time?What is" 9mm parabellum"?
Oh sorry, just realised, it will be some ghastly US euphemism for a handgun.
sculptor
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actuallyWhat is" 9mm parabellum"?
Oh sorry, just realised, it will be some ghastly US euphemism for a handgun.
9mm parabellum refers to the cartridge
" designed by Georg Luger and introduced in 1902 by the German weapons manufacturer Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken (DWM) (German Weapons and Munitions Factory) for their Luger semi-automatic pistol."
so
German---not US
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quite often 9mm parabellum is used for the pistol as well
"Parabellum. n. proprietary name for a type of automatic firearm, 1904 (Mauser & Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken)"
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as to how it is used in a john wick flic
I ain't got a clue
Gawdzilla Sama
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The movie uses the phrase. Nothing directly connects to parabellum bullets.
Gawdzilla Sama
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We won't know until John Wick 4 comes out.
Did he go anywhere near the Reichenbach Falls?