отыграться

This is the 14439th most frequent Russian word.


отыграться

"To win back" or "to recover (one's position, score, or losses)."


In this sentence, 'отыграться' is used to mean 'to even the score' or 'to recover points in a game.'

Он хотел отыграться после проигрыша в шахматы.

He wanted to even the score after losing in chess.


Here, 'отыграться' refers to compensating or redeeming oneself for mistakes through effort.

У неё была возможность отыграться за допущенные ошибки.

She had an opportunity to make up for her mistakes.


In this context, 'отыграться' is used in sports to describe regaining a position or score.

Команда сумела отыграться, забив два гола в последние минуты.

The team managed to catch up by scoring two goals in the last minutes.