No. 12,949 in Polish
ocieplać
"To warm" or "to insulate."
In a sentence
W zimie ludzie starają się ocieplać swoje domy.
In winter, people try to insulate their homes.
Here, 'ocieplać' refers to the action of making something warmer, specifically improving thermal insulation.
Podczas rozmowy starał się ocieplać atmosferę, aby rozmówcy poczuli się bardziej komfortowo.
During the conversation, he tried to warm the atmosphere to make the interlocutors feel more comfortable.
In this sentence, 'ocieplać' is used figuratively to describe creating a more welcoming or comfortable environment.
Nowe relacje międzynarodowe zaczęły ocieplać stosunki między tymi krajami.
New international relations began to thaw the relations between these countries.
Here, 'ocieplać' has a metaphorical meaning, referring to improving or softening strained relations.
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