This is the 5379th most frequent Russian word.
отыгрывать
"Отыгрывать" means "to win back, regain, play back, or perform (a role)".
Here, 'отыграть' means to regain points or goals in a competitive scenario, emphasizing the recovery or compensating action made.
Он сумел отыграть два пропущенных мяча в футбольном матче.
He managed to make up for two missed goals in the football match.
In this context, 'отыграть' refers to playing out or performing a role, focusing on the execution or enactment during the act.
Актёр прекрасно отыграл свою роль на сцене театра.
The actor performed his role excellently on the theater stage.
Here, 'отыграть' demonstrates the idea of compensating or reclaiming something that was previously invested or spent, underlining restoration.