kontrol'nyy vystrel
English translation: kontrol'nyy vystrel - shot for good measure
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| na +2 | kontrol'nyy vystrel - shot for good measure |
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| na | Inspectors were shot |
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Inspectors were shot Explanation: Three shots were heard. Then two more, the inspectors were shot in the head. Graduate student about to graduate |
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kontrol'nyy vystrel - shot for good measure Explanation: Prozvuchali tri vystrela. Potom eshche dva, kontrolynykh, - v golovu. "(They/we/you) heard three rounds (fired). Then two more, for good measure, to the head." Essentially, the person firing the shots wanted to ensure their target was dead, so they fired two more rounds straight into the head. |
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