This is the 12993rd most frequent Polish word.
oddawał
"Oddawał" means "he was giving back" or "he was returning" in English.
Here, 'oddawał' means 'was returning' and refers to the action of bringing back a borrowed item.
On oddawał książkę do biblioteki.
He was returning the book to the library.
In this context, 'oddawał' means 'was shooting' and is used to describe the action of attempting to score in a game.
Oddawał strzały na bramkę podczas meczu.
He was shooting at the goal during the match.
Here, 'oddawał' is used metaphorically to mean 'conveyed', referring to expressing something through art.