No. 14,439 in Russian
отыграться
"To win back" or "to recover (one's position, score, or losses)."
In a sentence
Он хотел отыграться после проигрыша в шахматы.
He wanted to even the score after losing in chess.
In this sentence, 'отыграться' is used to mean 'to even the score' or 'to recover points in a game.'
У неё была возможность отыграться за допущенные ошибки.
She had an opportunity to make up for her mistakes.
Here, 'отыграться' refers to compensating or redeeming oneself for mistakes through effort.
Команда сумела отыграться, забив два гола в последние минуты.
The team managed to catch up by scoring two goals in the last minutes.
In this context, 'отыграться' is used in sports to describe regaining a position or score.
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